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Meet a Reader | Mbmom11, in the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

It’s not a big splurge, but I take my kids at home out to McDonald’s for lunch once a week. (I’ve He got his roofing urges out when he build our garage last year though!) We’re not good gardeners but we planted a lot of trees for the shade and beauty. What’s one thing you splurge on?

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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

riding lawn mowers, garage door openers and many, many more things we take for granted today. Ours was smaller (about 700 square feet) – 2 bedrooms (my brother and I shared one and my parents the other), a kitchen and a living room, No basement or garage. There were no garage door openers. There was no internet.

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

Can’t believe I live here – a lake near my house Because I’ve lived so many different places, I’ve seen first-hand how good use of available resources can really improve overall community experiences, such as community gardens that utilize city-wide composting programs, to libraries, cycling infrastructure.