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How We Frugal-ed in August 2022

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My found money in August was made up of a lot of little amounts and unfortunately, was not as high as in previous months. My August Grocery Clearance finds: I found lots of tea marked down to about 90 cents a box. Total Found Money in August: $155.52. This goes back into our medical expenses budget category. Received $5.52

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Grocery Budget Challenge | July & August

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The Goal of the Grocery Budget Challenge is to be creative with our meal planning and grocery shopping so that we do not over-spend. We don’t want to make our families miserable with bland meals, boring snacks, and not enough food in the house, but we must stay on budget. How Did We Do in July & August? March Meeting.

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Start Planning and Budgeting for Summer TODAY!

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If you haven’t already done so, NOW is the time to start mapping out and budgeting for summer. To help you plan your summer, I have added TWO summer freebies to my subscribers’ only page: a 2022 printable summer calendar and a summer budget spreadsheet. Budget your summer fun! Our Trip to the Shenandoah Valley, VA.

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Christmas Savings Club | August September 2019

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This should cover my tentative 2019 Christmas budget that I based on what we spent in 2018. I’m challenging myself to find the cash outside of our budget. I also earned $20 from Ibotta and $7 from Ebates, and found $23 within our May budget. In June, I was rather uncreative and pulled the $100 from our monthly budget.

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Planning Your Summer Travels

Shereen Travels Cheap

The middle of June through the middle of August is going to be the most expensive time to travel almost anywhere, and the most crowded. South America is close, but there are so many different places to choose from that are amazing, tropical and super budget-friendly. Less desirable equals more affordable.

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 09.15.17

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I’ve recently re-started the series, What We Ate this Week on our Budget , because I missed the accountability and I had several readers ask for its return. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. The post What We Ate this Week on our Budget 09.15.17 My #1 Simple Tool that Saves Me Hundreds.

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Christmas Savings Club | August Meeting

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My offer for a FREE Christmas Gift & Spending Budget excel spreadsheet is still available. On with the August meeting. How did I do in August? At the beginning of August, I was $100 short from June when we used some of our Christmas savings for gifts that were needed that month. September Assignments: 1.

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