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Meet a Reader | Midwest Andrea

The Frugal Girl

He wants to retire early so he can do more woodworking, electronic fixing, and maybe work at a winery or brewery part-time. Manual cars are generally cheaper than automatic and have better gas mileage because they are lighter weight). Our dog I don’t plan to fully retire, either. I haven’t decided yet.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

Our mom stayed home to raise us kids; she went to work part-time in the local school system after both my brother and I were in school. My dad was a blue-collar worker – a machine operator on the railroad who sometimes got laid off for periods of time in the winter. What’s the easiest/hardest part of being frugal?