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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

When they got married, they bought a duplex so that the rent money from the tenant in the upstairs apartment would pay the mortgage. I always used to buy heads of romaine lettuce to wash and tear up for salad because it’s less expensive than buying prepped salad greens. My mom cut coupons and sewed her own clothes and mine, as well.