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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 rent now and are much happier. People are surprised that we are in our fifties and renting, but it works for us.

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Meet a Reader | Kim from Iowa

The Frugal Girl

We rented the scaffolding for $50 from Menards so I could finish this massive painting project. Fancy restaurant food. I’d send some to my nieces to help with their college expenses and would donate half to our local food pantry. My husband is an engineer and we’ve been married for 21 years.

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