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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

I’ve been an architect, day-care teacher to toddlers, and library clerk, but am currently a SAHM to a 14yo son and 9yo daughter. After I had kids, I swapped that time to growing all sorts of interesting heirloom foods in my backyard. My son is allergic to dairy, wheat, nuts, eggs and peas. Enjoying some outdoor time.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

Our son is 29 and biological. When my brother and I were growing up, our parents didn’t have much discretionary income. Alan and I, by choice, bought land in an area with low property taxes. Had we not fallen in love with the locale, it wouldn’t have mattered how low the taxes were, but fall in love we did.