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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

Visiting family in Florida, we enjoy no-cost activities like visiting their beautiful beaches! After I became a mother, finances became much more complicated. Besides dealing with my sudden unemployment when my oldest child was a toddler, I was hoping to figure out a way to extend my time at home with him.

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Your Diploma Guarantees You Nothing

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I graduated from college in 2008 with a degree in Finance. She received her Master’s Degree in Finance in May, 2010. When I graduated from college, I lived in Michigan and had very little opportunity for employment (at the time, I think unemployment in our state was above 16%). Do you remember 2008? My cousin went this route.

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