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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? I was ASTONISHED, I thought everyone had access to a library. I haven’t decided yet.

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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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Celebrating Your Season

Family Balance Sheet

Our life is now dictated by a school schedule; the bus stop, math homework, reading assignments, teacher conferences, soccer practice, church clubs, swimming lessons, lunch menus, packed lunches, school fundraisers, tissue toss.don't ask, sign this paper, library books, blah, blah, blah. I'm no longer a stay-at-home mom.

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Meet a Reader | Jennifer from Arkansas

The Frugal Girl

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. Those skills/needs became vital in my marriage as the spouse was chronically ill with astronomical medical bills & expensive tastes.

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Yes Virginia, There is a Money Tree

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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 This retired teacher spent a lot of time researching companies at the Boston Public Library.

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Designate a Family Office Manager | Marriage & Money

Family Balance Sheet

If you get a chance, find this book at your library and read it, especially that chapter. I read Millionaire Women Next Door around the same time that I became a mother and left the full-time work force to stay at home with our new baby. She treated her role like a job and helped her family achieve financial independence.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

Box are some of my favorite authors) and I use the library to borrow both regular books and electronic resources. A few years back, I hit my all-time high by borrowing 126 books over the course of one year. I love to read (Michael Connelly, Lee Child, Linda Castillo, Paul Doiron and C.J. Yup, I’m a voracious reader. (I