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Our Big Financial Goal for 2016

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You can only cut so much from a budget, so to fill in our shortfall, we’ll need to also earn extra income by growing our small business and growing my blog income. Post our goal sheet in a very prominent spot, like the refrigerator, bedroom closet door, or bathroom mirror and update it as we make loan payments.

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11 Simple Meal Planning Tips

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My husband and I made some serious financial goals for 2014. To achieve those goals I need to review our spending to see where I can make some cuts. If I don’t plan our meals and my shopping list, I spend too much money and make too many extra stops to the grocery store during the week. Meal Planning Saves Time.

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It’s Frugal Friday: 10/28/16

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It’s Frugal Friday: A recap of how we frugal-ed our way through the week so that we have more money to put towards our financial goals. Leftovers from the top 3 meals. Frugal Resources from around the Web: I recently discovered a blog, Passionate Penny Pincher. Our mission: Live WELL, On LESS Money. They LOVE it.

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Reduce Your Spending in 3 Budget Categories | 31 Days to Organize Your Finances

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I want my family to enjoy life, but we also have some pretty serious financial goals that we are trying to achieve. I talk a lot about grocery spending on this blog. My absolute #1 way for saving money at the grocery store is to PLAN OUR MEALS. I encourage you to read my post, 11 Simple Meal Planning Tips.

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Find out how Lydia & her Husband Paid off $36,000 in Debt in 2 Years

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She blogs about living a limitless life on a limited budget at Frugal Debt Free Life. Meal plan, meal plan, meal plan. Decide here and now what your goals are and write them down. Who initiated the debt free goal? What are your financial goals now? Today’s Debt Free Story is from Lydia.

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Take Control of Your Money in 2015

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My husband and I make some financial goals at the start of every year. For the past two years, I held monthly accountability challenges on the blog. In 2014, the Grocery Budget Challenge encouraged us to keep our grocery spending in line and to be creative with our meal planning so that we do not over-spend.

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Learn How To Eat Healthy On A Budget

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I even started to look at fruit as a snack or even dessert after a meal (this is a new habit I learned while traveling abroad a few years back). Guest Post Author Bio: Mary blogs at World of Finance where she strives to help people learn how to make managing their money easy.

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