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BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK FOR

A Statute of Limitations?

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Stephanie Mason-Teague
Oct 09, 2021
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Like many newly married couples, we didn’t have much money at the beginning. So, I found very clever ways to save and make our dollars stretch. I remember draping a tablecloth over a large cardboard box to use as a coffee table, and hemming sheets to use as curtains.

And the coupons! Remember the days of clipping coupons? I never did get to the level of …

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