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Tulips in February??

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February 22, 2012 was a fabulous day. Did I mention that it is February? It was sunny and warm. I got to run outside and the kids rode their bikes. While enjoying the warm afternoon, I noticed the tulips in our front yard were poking through. The weather in PA where I live has been so mild this winter.

February 127
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How I’m Managing our Family Budget during the Pandemic

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In January and February, my husband and I were contemplating replacing our 12.5 Finances after the Pandemic: We went through a rough time back in 2012/2013 and we wrote our Debt Freedom Plan as a result of it. As soon as life and our business go back to normal, these things will resume, especially the last two items.

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Christmas Savings Club | March Meeting

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One of our budget problems is eating out at restaurants, so we cut back our restaurant budget to $100 from an average of $250 a month in 2012. At the beginning of March I was still $40 behind from January & February, but I transferred $125 to our account this month and I'll aim to get the $15 in April along with our $100 goal.

March 100
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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

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Our small business was going well, so we said so long to renting office space and purchased a commercial property in the summer of 2012. The numbers that looked great on paper in the summer of 2012 were, in reality, turning out to be very challenging in 2013. January & February 2020 – Life is good! Yep, life was good.

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Christmas Savings Club | February Meeting

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On the 25th of every month from January to November in 2012, I'm holding a viral meeting for the Christmas Savings Club. The good news is that my husband is trying to improve his nutrition and health and in the month of February started a whole foods cleanse. So how DID I do in February? On with the meeting. How did you do?

February 100