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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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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

Our son is 29 and biological. I enjoy playing the game and I like to win. What’s your best frugal win? My personal best frugal win was marrying a guy who can and will fix almost anything. He says we were busy building the house and our careers and it was money well spent because it freed up our time.

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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. What’s your best frugal win? I have two!

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How this Couple Eliminated $180,000 of Debt in 12 Months!

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My husband is an extremely hard worker as he works and goes to school full time. He has paid a price to win with hard work and sacrifice to reach his goals, and I truly admire him for that. Thank goodness its illegal to sell cute little children, because I would have gotten a pretty penny for my son.

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