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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

Our mom stayed home to raise us kids; she went to work part-time in the local school system after both my brother and I were in school. My mom cut coupons and sewed her own clothes and mine, as well. perfume nail polish makeup hair salons (our daughter’s a licensed cosmetologist and master barber!) But there are so many!

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Things I’ve Learned During 30 + Years of Home Ownership

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

After all, both Mom and Dad had been do-it-yourselfers and had trained me up to work right alongside them. The makeup of your home’s location can change drastically. But the makeup of a location can be changed by governments hungry for additional tax dollars. I thought I knew all about keeping a house.

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