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Save Money & Celebrate Valentine's Day at Home | Date Night on a Budget

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Now we avoid the busy restaurants and lavish gifts and instead we spend the evening in the comforts of our home. Yes, I'd love to eat out and have someone else prepare my dinner and serve me, but that would involve a babysitter and a food tab. 7 Tips Celebrate Valentine's Day at Home. Unplug from the Outside World.

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8 Action Steps for a Frugal February!

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I’m a big fan of Zero Based Budgeting. Do you know how much money is flowing in and out of your bank accounts? Our active life goes on, so I will be planning a nice eat-at-home dinner with a special sweet treat, rather than eating out. 2 – Track your cashflow. Find free fun in Frugal February.

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Things We No Longer Use

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Who cooks at home anymore, many people eat out. Even if you do cook at home, have you ever worn an apron? Granted, oil still needs to be changed, but most of us don’t do it ourselves anymore and so don’t need to collect the oil as it drips out of the car into some old pan for used oil. Attic fans.

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4 Ways to Get Excited About Eating In

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We all know that cooking at home is better for both our physical and fiscal health. I get it, when you get home after a long day, you just want to sit down, relax, and have the food come to you. But if you’re going to have any chance of breaking the “grab and go/ delivery” habit, you’re gonna have to get excited about eating in.

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8 Tips to Help You Save Money While On Vacation

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Maybe you don’t want to cook at all during your vacation or maybe eating out for every meal is beyond what your budget can handle. For lunch, we usually pack a cooler with food each day that we are at the beach and eat out somewhere for lunch on the one day when we need a sun-break. Create A Budget. Plan your travel.

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Frugal February

Family Balance Sheet

I’m a big fan of Zero Based Budgeting. Our active life goes on, so I will be planning a nice eat-at-home dinner with a special sweet treat, rather than eating out. Invite friends over for a potluck/game night, instead of going out to dinner. 7 – Look for FREE entertainment. Say that 5 times!).

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Eight Tips To Help You Save Money While On Vacation

Family Balance Sheet

Maybe you don’t want to cook at all during your vacation or maybe eating out for every meal is beyond what your budget can handle. We calculate the number of meals we are going to have and decide how many will be at home and how often we will dine out. Detergent is much cheaper when bought at home on sale.

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