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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

I’m fifty years old, married almost 25 years, with four sons of various ages ranging from all grown up to still-working-on-it. ? For 20 or so years I’ve been homeschooling my kids, and am now down to about 1 1/2 (one full-time homeschooler, and one doing College Credit Plus with some support).

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A clean-the-inbox Q&A

The Frugal Girl

I know that you have written on several occasions about what cell phone service you use but I have searched and searched and cannot find any of your posts about it. My son & I currently share a plan and I know that there has to be a comparable plan that would be less expensive than AT&T.

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Find out How Acadia & Her Husband Paid off $97,000 in Student Loans

Family Balance Sheet

We have a 5 year old son and are in the process of adopting our 2 year old and 4 month old foster sons, making us parents of 3 boys! My husband works as an architect and I teach art part time at my son’s school. We sacrificed a lot of time together and took on a lot of stress during this time.

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Find out How Brian & His Wife Paid off $109,000 in Credit Card Debt

Family Balance Sheet

We’re a family of five, including, me, my wife and 3 children: 15 year old fraternal twins and a 12 year old son. I work full time in IT and my wife works part time in retail. You can find Brian on Twitter @DebtDiscipline. What do you and your spouse do for a living? What are your hobbies? . We live in New York.

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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. Biking with my kids Most folks find this absolutely bananas. We lived for 2.5

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Top 5 Tips On How To Save Money

Saving Everyday

Shannon and I will pack a picnic using whatever we can find at home, bring a blanket, and enjoy a free evening listening to great music and socializing with others. You don’t need to spend a dime to have a great time and make memories! I do this several times a year and always save a little on my monthly expenses.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

Our son is 29 and biological. Many people don’t have the mentors I had in my parents, and they find themselves in financial trouble as adults simply due to a lack of knowledge. My biggest financial regret is the amount of money we spent on restaurant meals from the time we were married and both working full time to when we had kids.