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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. I appreciate that she doesn’t sugarcoat things or present a perfect image, but shares real life with us. How did you get interested in saving money?

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Revenge Spending and Other Married Money Tricks

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Spouses used to use secret overseas bank accounts to hide money from each other prior to a divorce split up. I once wanted to surprise my spouse with a really nice anniversary present. At the time, I was working part time for about 8 hours a weekend, earning minimum wage. He was pretty angry about that.

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