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How I Threw a Frugal(ish) Bachelorette Party

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Welcome to wedding season, everyone! If you’re like my poor friend, Jenni, and had a wedding planned for 2020, I imagine things didn’t look quite like how you imagined. This particular couple opted for a smaller-scale backyard wedding and postponed the big event and all pre-ceremony activities by a year. And now here we are! … Read more

Entering Adulthood on $200 per Week

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post title accompanied by four people dressed in AmeriCorps VISTA polo t-shirts

If you have read our About Us page, you already know that I completed two years of service as an AmeriCorps VISTA member. AmeriCorps paid me living allowance stipend of about $11,000 – $14,000 plus a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award per year. Yikes. However, between the two Segal Awards, my savings, and then a few months at my … Read more