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Giving: Does It Always Have To Be About The Money?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Whether you are asked to donate to charity , or whether your cousin needs a little help with his finances, we often get hung up on whether or not we have enough cash to help out. Donate items : Since my son is an only child, his clothing doesn’t get a lot of heavy use. We usually send him home with the leftovers.

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How this Couple Eliminated $180,000 of Debt in 12 Months!

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Here I was, leaning against his $20,000 truck, while my $15,000 car is sitting in the drive way of our $150,000 house, and through all this our 8 month old son was sleeping in his $400 crib, and I didn’t have $20 bucks of my own money to get gas. So we would cook at home and take leftovers for lunch the next day.

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

My degree is in mechanical engineering, but I’m just starting a transition to nursing – before I got pregnant with my son, I was working as a nursing assistant while my husband finished grad school, and planning to go on to nursing school. What’s your best frugal win? I have two! We made a lot of Steak Diane that night.)

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10 Smart Ways to Become Debt Free

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Jen and her husband were reeling after their son was diagnosed with a lifetime medical condition that would implode their finances. Acadia and her family sold their house and moved into an apartment that they can pay for out of one paycheck with money leftover. Carrie was starting over after her first marriage ended.

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