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Meet a Reader | Mid-Atlantic Julia

The Frugal Girl

In my free time I enjoy canning and preserving food (well, I enjoy the results of it, ha!), I grew up with frugal parents so it was ingrained in me from an early age. I liked seeing money accumulate and grow, and that has continued into adulthood! This especially was very important to my husband growing up.

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Ways To Ensure A Stress Free Holiday Season

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

It took me six years to finish my degree, because I worked full-time throughout the whole thing. Prior to this year, I had to ensure that my holidays were as stress free as possible. How do you ensure a stress-free holiday season? This also sucks the fun out of gift giving. Christmas in July. For those of us who like be.

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50 Best Small-Business Ideas – NerdWallet

Savings Corner

Smart money moves for your business Grow your small business with tailored insights, recommendations, and expert content. Podcasting will require an initial investment in some audio equipment and editing software, but once you get started, you’ll be able to grow as fast as you can talk, produce, and of course market your podcast.

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Meet a Reader | Beth from VA

The Frugal Girl

I currently work part-time from home, mostly behind a computer. I never really figured out what I want to be when I grow up so I’ve done a lot of different things. We’ve found free or low-cost ways for her to try a career before investing a lot of money in education. I’m 52. from my neighborhood walk 12.

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

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). We have a lot of free parks and nature reserves for hiking, and a wonderful library system that does free Inter Library Loans as well as lots of e-books.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

When my brother and I were growing up, our parents didn’t have much discretionary income. I learned to save money by watching my parents. (I Although my parents never specifically taught me about finances, they lived a frugal life by necessity. How did you get interested in saving money? That’s not right.

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Friday Links – Back in Class Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

It helps take some pressure off that is for sure especially when I am still working full time while taking this course. Kevin from Free from Broke wants to know if you should save for college or save for retirement first. If you’re a parent, you know how hard it is to carve out time for yourself.

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