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Meet a Reader | Megan from California

The Frugal Girl

Tell us a little about yourself I’m 40 years old, married with two sons who are 11 and 7 years old. When I got my first job in high school, my parents said I had to save a percentage of every paycheck. We bought our house in March 2009, during some of the worst of the recession and the housing bubble bursting. Not really.

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If You???re Not Poor, Can You Teach Your Kids What It???s Like to Be Poor?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

During the recession in the ’80s, he was unemployed for nearly 2.5 I’m not one of those parents who feels like I have to give my kids everything. And honestly, this is easy for me because, while I’m in a better financial place than my parents were, I still struggle financially. Take a Cue from Princess Diana.

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