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Our Big Financial Goal for 2016

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2016 will be THE year. Guidelines for 2016: 1. Choose Thrift First. I have made a pact with myself that if I don’t already own something that I need, I will either: make do with what I have, find said item at a thrift store, borrow, or forget about it. What’s your financial goal for 2016?

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Meet a Reader | Midwest Andrea

The Frugal Girl

My wedding dress, thrifted! etc” Well, I never wanted to be a race driver. The manual was a 2016 Impreza with 98k miles, and the automatic was a 2015 Subaru Crosstrek with 66k miles, for any car enthusiasts. I’m so impressed with how you and your fiance are setting yourselves up so well at such a young age.

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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. year-old Honda Odyssey needed four new tires, but before we bought them, we started looking for a vehicle from 2016 or 2017. Leading up to it, we thought we were golden. Yep, life was good.

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

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Choose Thrift First. While I love thrift stores, I can be easily swayed to run into Target, TJ Maxx, and/or Kohl’s when I feel like I need something. I’m curious to see how much we can save and also how creative we can get by making do with what we already own or looking for things at a thrift store. 2016 Update.