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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

Back when I was engaged and living on my own for the first time (I lived with my parents while in grad school to save on rent), I went to the library a lot and found a copy of the Tightwad Gazette. We also like to have enough means to travel and visit family and friends, so being frugal in some areas helps us be generous in others.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Anon from Gen Y Capitalist tells Why It’s Better to Travel NOW Rather Than Save For Later. Tim from How to Make Bankable Savings discusses Buy Versus Rent: Non-Financial Considerations are Ke y The decision to buy or rent your home involves more than a financial analysis. Music to my ears!!

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Smart Safety: Paying a Landlord by App

Motherhood Moments

You’ve finally found a great place to rent. The rental market is incredibly tight right now, and in the last year, median asking rent in the U.S. Essentially, a scammer poses as a landlord, often stealing a legitimate listing and reposting it with a lower rent price and the criminal’s own contact information. It’s irreversible.

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

Sunrise with my daughter at Lake Michigan Our son is now 15, and about 25 hours into his private pilot’s license, which he’s funding by earning money working for my father-in-law. Do you have any tips for frugal travel or vacations? C with Finn, my parents’ dog Our daughter is 12, and very into the arts and science.

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Freebie Friday Roundup 6/3

For the Mommas

Tiny Prints: Free Custom Father’s Day. Blockbuster Express: Rent 2, Get 1 Free. Free Travel Information Guides. Pilot Travel Centers: Free Fountain Soda. Hurry, Get a Free Father's Day Card from Tiny Prints. Note: There are still many good coupons to print – make sure you check them out here. iTunes: 40 Free Songs.

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Sunday Reads 7/6 : Firefly Beach, A Place called Bliss and More

For the Mommas

When Beth LaMonte rents a cottage on the coast of Maine, she wishes only to withdraw and paint. In A Place Called Bliss, Sophia Galloway, a rich and pampered lady of Scotland’s renowned house of Heatherstone, and Mary Morrison, a simple servant, share a dream of traveling to a new land of freedom, promise, and opportunity: Canada.

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