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How We Saved in April 2017

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I’m constantly trying to optimize our spending to find ways to save money, but still live quite comfortably and well. In April, we saved quite a bit of money by comparison shopping, and choosing thrift first. April’s Thrift Store Finds. My next stop was my favorite thrift store, Community Aid.

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

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We hit our Annual Household Portion (kind of like a deductible) of $10,000 with Medi-Share in 2017 when our daughter had an unexpected medical condition arise that required multiple tests, 3 surgeries, and medication. An Update on Medi-Share – September 2017. Choose Thrift First. Read our Health Insurance Story: .

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Our Big Financial Goal for 2016

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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. If we’re successful, life WILL be different in January 2017…for the better. I think I’ll survive.

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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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