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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

He loved it, although his mother asked him at the rehearsal dinner if he shouldn’t go get a haircut! ? My mother grew up on a farm, and from her accounts my grandmother and grandfather (who also was a foreman at the local glass factory, along with being an independent farmer) were frugal, and sometimes times were tight.

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50 Best Small-Business Ideas – NerdWallet

Savings Corner

Or, you could buy property of your own (if you have the business funding, of course) becoming a property manager or landlord, renting out the space to tenants, maintaining the property and serving as their point of contact for any potential issues. Does your home have a guest house, mother-in-law suite or even just a spare bedroom?