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Meet a Reader | Megan from California

The Frugal Girl

I made some foolish choices shortly after graduating college, burning through my savings and running up credit card bills. What’s your best frugal win? We bought our house in March 2009, during some of the worst of the recession and the housing bubble bursting. What’s an embarrassing money mistake you’ve made?

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Jobs for those Without a College Degree

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Degrees are very expensive and in this post recession economy, don’t necessarily guarantee the best return on your dollar. He went to some training to win several different certifications in web programming to get his start and then has put in the time working on many different types of development.

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