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Our 2023 Financial Goals

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That was the year that we made the goal of paying off the last of our non-mortgage debts and we achieved it by September of that year. <<— Once we paid off our non-mortgage debts in 2019, we started saving some of the debt snowball money for college savings. A few of our debt payoff trackers.

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Find out how Richard paid off $40,000 of debt

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Richard of Frugality Magazine , where he shares frugal living tips for financial freedom. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? In total I estimate I paid off round $40,000 worth of debt, though depressingly a fair chunk of that was just interest.

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How We Frugal-ed in July 2022

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We’ve seen higher grocery and fuel bills lately, so we’re upping our frugal game to help the budget. I have been doing my grocery shopping at a different GIANT store and I’m finding that they always have a lot of marked-down meat. How I frugal-ed in the kitchen: I spend a lot of time in my kitchen.

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Find Out How Olivia & Her Husband Paid off Their Mortgage in 33 Months

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Olivia. We are both planners and despise wasting money on debt/interest, which is what led us to pay off our mortgage as soon as we could! How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We paid off a total of $118,000 debt. What inspired you to get debt free?

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31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending: Day 1

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I promise you the challenges will not be overwhelming, but instead simple changes and habits to change the way we shop for groceries. Groceries is the easiest budget category to get out of control, but it is also the easiest budget category to reduce. How much should you budget for the month?

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10 Reasons You’re Broke

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Sure you know you are in debt over your head. So you continue to get further in debt as you continue to spend. What is the one thing you are refusing to give up that would help you pay off your debt? You shop to feel better. You shop to release stress, to be someone else, to escape. You have no budget.

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How We Frugal-ed this Week: 10/12/18

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What We Ate this Week: I make an effort each week to serve my family delicious food but still stick to the budget. Every Sunday afternoon, I plan the meals and do my grocery shopping for the week. This month at Family Budgeters Unite! , I find the routine keeps me in check. from Ebates. from Ibotta rebate.

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