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DIY Ways to Save on Summer Cooling Costs for Your Home

Saving Cents With Sense

These DIY projects will help keep your home cooler in the summer, and more money in the bank. Add Some Green Around the House. For an evergreen tree option, consider the Eastern White Pine and ‘Green Giant’ arborvitae to create a hedge to shade your home. Especially helpful is shade that falls on windows and doors.

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Meet a Reader | Lina from Germany

The Frugal Girl

Lina is a relatively new reader (she found me at kind of an odd time in my blog history, which you will see), and she’s lived in Germany, Asia, and Sweden. Tell us a little about yourself I am in my mid-forties, originally from Germany, but now living in Sweden – after many years in Asia. Meet a Reader is back!