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    Exclamation How one young couple saved $20,000.00!


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    Very nice story, thanks

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    Cool story. You don't see too many couples at that age living THAT frugally.

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    Good stuff.
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    Great story

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    Great story!

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    How do I make the print larger so I can read it?

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    Gosh Cj I dunno....it's big enough for me to read, easily...bigger than the font here even.

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    CJ at first it was too small to read & then I maximized the window to fit full screen.

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    I'll try that Shell, didn't even think of that.

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    Nope, doesn't work for me.

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    Great article, thanks for posting! I like the part near the end where she says even now that they're making more money they don't need to change their frugal habits. These two will be millionaires someday!

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    I printed out the story to read and the print was big enough. Great story. It's nice to see young people starting out smart about money.

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    It is nice that they are saving, and have no debt. I applaud them for that. I don't think an income of $32,000 a year for a couple with no children is "dirt poor". That is $7,000 more than we made last year.

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