Motherhood Moments

JUNE 25, 2023

As consumers continue to navigate through the uncertainty of the financial climate, alongside the rising cost of groceries, rent/mortgage payments, and household bills, budgets remain tighter than ever. It will send you live notifications over the course of the two days so you don’t miss out on anything of interest.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 1, 2012

Little girls love the ceremony, the elaborate dresses, the beautiful venue, and, of course, their prince charming. Instead of paying for more than what you can, or worse, postponing the date until you can save more money, there are ways to have the wedding of your dreams for less money.

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

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. These posts will help: How to Save Money on Groceries WITHOUT Using Coupons. My #1 Simple Tool that Saves Me Hundreds.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The post How to Save Money From Salary Without Sacrificing Your Lifestyle appeared first on Penny Pinchin' Mom. Learning how to save money from your salary without sacrificing your lifestyle is a skill worthy of an entire course subject in the most prestigious of schools. How much of your salary should you save?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 11, 2012

With this wintry time of year comes a season of parties that could leave you stressed out and strapped for cash if you’re not careful, especially with all of the other demands on your time and your budget at the end of the year. However, a tight budget could leave you with little wiggle room when it comes to your usual arrangements.

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Motherhood Moments

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

With inflation at a high, saving money may seem like an impossible task to some. Fortunately, there are methods to save small incremental amounts of money, which over time will begin to add up - this trend is dubbed as ‘microsaving.' Envelope Saving Challenge With a whopping 104.3 For example, if you were to spend $5.75

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 27, 2012

Saving money is always an appealing concept, for just about everybody, but even for people who are particularly conscious of keeping costs low, there are a few occasions and types of events that seem to demand high costs no matter how hard you try. to help keep your budget manageable. Consider hand-written invitations.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 28, 2022

Everyone is trying to figure out how to save money on groceries! Groceries is one budget category that can get out of control very quickly, and that’s before inflation. However, it can be an easy budget category to manage, but it takes some planning, skill, and organization. How to Save Money on Groceries.

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Saving Cents With Sense

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Regardless of your income or gift giving needs, it is important to create a holiday budget from year to year. Creating a holiday budget can help you control your spending and make sure you get all of the items you need while staying out of debt or overspending. 5 Tips to Create a Holiday Budget. Define your needs.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 16, 2015

The 5 Easiest Budget Categories to Reduce. They are by far the easiest & quickest category to reduce in a household budget. And my absolute #1 way to save money at the grocery store is to PLAN OUR MEALS. You will not only save yourself money, but also time. Here’s 7 Tips to Conserve Water and Save Money.

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Motherhood Moments

JANUARY 18, 2023

Maliga shares several ways to prepare for a recession: Prepare a bare bones budget. Prepare ahead of time and create a bare bones budget that includes only your essentials — think food, shelter, clothes, transportation and insurance — so you have a plan in the event that you experience a loss of income or need to cut expenses suddenly.

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Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 11, 2015

It’s not too late to pull a holiday party together for Christmas or New Year’s and you don’t have to blow your budget. Also, have a contest for most creative, tackiest, craziest, and of course, the ugliest. Everyone is in a festive mood and these get-togethers don’t happen too often during the rest of the year.

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Saving Everyday

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In this article, we’re sharing our top tips to help you save money when traveling without sacrificing a thing! If you feel like a vacation is out of your reach, these tried-and-true ways to save money when traveling will help you get there without breaking the bank! Some people see traveling as a luxury, but I see it differently.

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Shereen Travels Cheap

JANUARY 13, 2024

Here you can see my current pending and my all-time cash back You can track your cash back total to see how much you saved and then every quarter, Rakuten sends you a Big Fat Check (if you choose that method) or a Big Fat Payment via Paypal. I like to use my cash back as a travel savings supplement.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 25, 2013

On the 25th of every month from January to November in 2013, I''m holding a virtual meeting for the Christmas Savings Club. The goal for this monthly accountability meeting is to give updates on our progress, motivate one another and help all of us save for a cash Christmas. Were you able to save more than you needed to get ahead?

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The post How to Save Up for a Car Without Breaking the Bank appeared first on Penny Pinchin' Mom. Learning how to save up for a car is like learning how to save up for anything; it calls for discipline and a few financial tricks. Learning how to save up for a car without breaking the bank can now be somewhat difficult.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Looking for ways to save money on groceries? Groceries is one budget category that can get out of control very quickly. However, groceries is also an easy budget category to control, but it takes some planning, skill, and organization. These are strategies I use weekly to keep my grocery bill in line with our budget.

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For the Mommas

JULY 31, 2016

10 Eating Habits of People Living on a Tight Budget. We’ve all been there: unexpected expenses put a big dent in your budget and finances are a little tight. Of course coupons are always part of your saving strategy but coupons on fresh food are harder to find. It’s time to kick into survival mode.

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Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

DECEMBER 2, 2013

And that means updating your beauty routine – we’re talking about smooth skin, bold lips, and of course – holiday-worthy nails. Whether you’re into classic red or consider yourself to be more of an oxblood type, save your time (and your dough) by investing in quality polishes. Beauty Budget Babe Robin Reetz'

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 29, 2013

Of course, like all home buyers (particularly property virgins ), we have a vision and don’t want to sacrifice what we want. That being said, we don’t have an unlimited budget. This might sound like a no-brainer for all of you budget conscious people, but it’s incredibly important to comparison shop. Comparison Shop.

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For the Mommas

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Valentine’s Day Menus on a Budget. If you’re on a budget this year, don’t think for one minute that you have to skip on a delicious meal. This is a huge saving off what you would pay in a restaurant. The best part is a spaghetti dinner is perfect for almost any budget.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Instead, he shared the story about Susan, a wife, and mother who handled all of the financial tasks in her home, from budgeting to making investment decisions. Over the years, my FOM duties included: Review the day-to-day/month-to-month budget and spending for our household. Update budgeting software on a regular basis.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Now we save money, but still celebrate our marriage and our family. Of course, if you'd rather have an intimate dinner with just your honey then shuttle the kids to bed early and move your dinner to later in the evening. Our two daughters love the holiday too. Pink and hearts--it's the official holiday of 5-7 year old girls everywhere.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 2, 2014

I discovered this money-saving tip years ago when I stumbled onto a case full of Perdue whole roasting chickens marked down to $2 in the meat dept. Of course, you must use your judgement. I have never experienced a problem with marked down meat, but I have been saving 40%-50% off most of the meat that I buy! What about you?

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Motherhood Moments

MARCH 4, 2023

Set a budget and follow it consistently. The first line of defense against debt is to make a budget and keep to it. Save for a rainy day. Emergencies do happen, so it's essential to have a savings cushion to fall back on when unexpected expenses pop up. Save for retirement T-O-D-A-Y.

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Simply CVS

APRIL 2, 2011

When Cheryl asked me to share a little bit about my blog with all of her readers, I of course agreed with excitement. Frugality Is Free is a blog about living a frugal life and saving money without compromising on quality, family fun or green living.

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Motherhood Moments

JUNE 26, 2023

To view the full report and your state’s rank, please visit: [link] best-worst-states-for-summer- road-trips/4648 Expert Commentary Do you have any budget saving tips for those looking to hit the open road? Of course, camping is always a good value if you have the right equipment.

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Shereen Travels Cheap

JANUARY 10, 2024

January is Be Kind to Food Servers Month , so it feels like it's time to bring back some tips for saving money while dining on vacation, along with some suggestions on how you can inject a little more kindness when you're somewhere that you are being served food or beverages. Anyway, here are ways I save money on food when I travel.

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Motherhood Moments

MARCH 14, 2023

With gas prices still high and inflation putting pressure on people’s budgets, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its editors’ picks for 2023’s Best Gas Credit Cards to help drivers save money, along with a new survey to gauge consumer sentiment. Should people have to take a test to get a credit card?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 19, 2015

Yet, too often we make excuses not to save money, or we feel like our budget is just too tight to save. There are tricks you can use to save more money even IF your budget is very tight. Consider these strategies: Save all of your change. Pay in cash whenever you can and save all of your change.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Millions of Americans and Canadians are experiencing what the emptiness feels like…the emptiness of their savings accounts, the emptiness of their wallets, and the emptiness of their kitchen cupboards. The truth is that you can fill your cupboards to overflowing even on a tight budget, if you know the tricks. Dare to Compare.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Despite having a strict family budget , some members of my beautiful family still try to find sneaky ways to spend more than is allocated to them at any given time. Of course, budgeting isn’t all about sucking the fun out of everyone’s existence and putting family life on hold. Do you see that total figure?

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 2, 2021

After writing some financial goals that had a lot to do with researching topics, such as retirement and college savings strategies, I realized that maybe my word for 2020 was READ. Of course, 2020 brought us a pandemic and a lot of free time. I want to INCREASE our savings and net worth. Read: My 2020 Financial Goals.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 6, 2014

Of course, I want the best deal possible, so I went scouting to see what I could learn about getting the best deal on a rental car. Budget, for example, has the following options that can be added: GPS ($5.49 If you are going to be gone most of the week, check out whether or not you could save money by renting for the full week.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

The first thing you need is a personal budget. The only effective budget is one that balances and is written down. Anything else is not a budget but fantasy. So set out a personal budget for yourself, either as a computer spreadsheet or on paper. Another important aspect of your budget should be an emergency fund.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

I’m not much into budgeting. It’s true that what I do with money technically amounts to a budgeting technique, but the idea of a traditional budget has never appealed to me. It’s a lot like a budget, and many people have told me they think that it’s a budget. Let’s consult the budget.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Now we save money, but still celebrate our marriage and our family at home. One person can plan the the main course while the other person plans the dessert. Main Course. Serve your main course with one or more of the following sides. Dessert (also known as the most important course). Dress it up! Split the duties.

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