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Meet a Reader | Beth from VA

The Frugal Girl

I learned how to repair my own car. a table my husband made We teach our daughters how to repair things themselves, too, and how to upcycle whenever possible. I was especially close to my maternal grandmother, though, and any financial education I got came from her. As I was paying my way through college.

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Sunday Reads 8/10: Seven Days of Friday, 1931 Caleb’s Err and More eBooks

For the Mommas

If you like to see the top 100 free Kindle Books of the day, read our post on How to find free Kindle & Nook Books. Add in her city-savvy best friend, a jealous ex-girlfriend, a famous father, and a coffee shop full of off-the wall characters, and it becomes more challenging for Sydney to manage than a spinning plate competition.

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

I was not raised by frugal people, but my fiance (now husband) was very frugal, and I wanted to learn how to adopt some of the same mindset so we could be on the same page. My grandpa would shoot squirrels when they needed meat, and they had a big garden and my grandmother baked her own bread.

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Music Minute: JD Shelburne - Away in a Manger

Motherhood Moments

With Nat King Cole on the record player and his brother by his side, memories were made that continue to impact his life now as a father. When JD was 19, he found a guitar after the death of his grandmother. He quickly learned how to play it, and began writing and singing songs on his own.

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