Some Things We’re Frugal About | MHFi 097

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Some Things We’re Frugal About | MHFi 097

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Jul 29, 2022

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We explored a few things we get super frugal about, and discussed the limits of what we'll buy used and what we won't.

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Jul 29, 2022

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