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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

How long have you been reading The Frugal Girl? I started reading The Frugal Girl about two years before I escaped from the workforce, which was almost eight years ago. How did you get interested in saving money? I learned to save money by watching my parents. (I Our son is 29 and biological.

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Want to Save Money? Work with What You Have

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If I’d just embraced my curls earlier, I could have saved myself hundreds of dollars and endless hours of time. If I’d just embraced my curls earlier, I could have saved myself hundreds of dollars and endless hours of time. I mentioned to the mechanic at our repair shop that it was time to think about getting a new car.

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Save Money and Go Green By Replacing These Disposable Items with Reusable Ones

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you’d like to take an easy step to go green and save money in the process, the first place to make changes is in buying disposable items. This many not be the most socially acceptable thing to do, but you save on having to wash serving platters and utensils. The savings here can really add up.

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Meet a Reader | Beth from VA

The Frugal Girl

During the pandemic, I earned extra money detailing cars. How long have you been reading The Frugal Girl? That’s when I was blogging at Smart Green Tips ( here’s a link to a cached page with a post about my organic garden — I sold the domain years ago). How did you get interested in saving money?

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Tips For Keeping Home Plumbing Repair Costs At A Minimum

Saving Cents With Sense

Finally, one excellent way to lower your monthly bills is to be proactive about keeping your home plumbing repair costs at a minimum. Cost Saving Suggestion #1 – Fix your leaks right away. A leaky faucet can cost you a lot of money, not to mention it wastes a lot of water. If you have a leaky faucet, you should not ignore it.

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Ways to Make Do With What You Have

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We were poor, Mom and Dad lived every day showing us what it meant to ‘make it do’ and we often ‘did without’ Here are my thoughts on frugal ways to make things do. Get some shoe polish and shine up those old shoes, take them to a shoe repair shop to have the re-heeled or soled if they are worn down.

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Cool Things I Read This Week

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Super Sexy Frugal Valentine’s Day [link] via @ BudgetsAreSexy Gosh these games bring back memories! #. Getting Started With Credit Repair [link] Don't give up. Festival of Frugality # 268 – Cheapskate Jake Edition – February 15th, 2011 – My Personal Finance J. there is hope to get back on your feet #.