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Meet a Reader | Mid-Atlantic Julia

The Frugal Girl

Last year, to make a little extra cash, I started boarding dogs through Rover, and I am about to start a very very part time job using my RN license for a home care company. In my free time I enjoy canning and preserving food (well, I enjoy the results of it, ha!), canned peaches = summer in a jar 2.

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Yes Virginia, There is a Money Tree

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You have to give it space and time (lots of time) to grow into a huge money producer. Earning a sub-poverty-level income for decades as a Catholic priest, he focused on his investments in his free time, and was worth nearly $1 million when he died. This 102-year-old former part-time janitor and dry cleaner left $2.3

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Meet a Reader | Midwest Andrea

The Frugal Girl

He wants to retire early so he can do more woodworking, electronic fixing, and maybe work at a winery or brewery part-time. I would like to pursue higher education in some way, maybe a History PhD, or a library science degree? What’s the easiest/hardest part of being frugal? I haven’t decided yet.

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7 Steps To Homelessness And What To Do If You Get There

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Although friends tried to help by offering part time employment, she was unable to keep a paying job. A car will allow you to keep more stuff, give you some privacy and provide a place for you to sleep if needed. There are several free options out there if you can connect to the internet (perhaps from the public library).

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How Krystal and Josh paid off $80k in 4 years!

Family Balance Sheet

you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. works in outbound sales, and I teach part-time. in our local church, and giving to others in need. While we said no to eating out and going to the movies all the time, we. were not about to give up a summer vacation! My husband.

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Meet a Reader | Jennifer from Arkansas

The Frugal Girl

We use the eggs, harvest meat & if I can’t get out to hunt venison we’ve had friends give us meat. Now-I’m a single parent who works part-time, cares for my elder mother, homeschools & runs a farm. There’s always been garage sales/flea markets, library, state parks, fishing. This means funds are tight.

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