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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. In 2013, The Christmas Savings Club encouraged all of us to save monthly so that we could have a cash Christmas. Weekly Meals on a Budget. Maintaining a grocery budget is a weekly process for me. Budget Financial Freedom'

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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Make it a game and be creative when looking for money within your budget and finding new ways to earn extra money. Groceries is the easiest budget category to overspend. It was an escape from the office, but it was eating up my budget…see what I did there! 25 Ways to Find Money for your Emergency Fund.

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Find out How Drew & Farrah Paid off $200k of debt, including their HOME

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Making a budget and cutting expenses. If you look at our budget today vs 5 years ago when we started the journey: we have more than doubled our income, and expenses have slightly increased with the babies and some small luxuries. Working together, sharing the same goals and vision, talking about milestones. Its exponential.

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How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!)

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Many years ago, our cash flow sucked, we put Christmas on a credit card, and I wasn’t sure how I was going to pay for a large tax bill. During that time, I started to budget for everything. Every aspect of our lives was included in our budget. Another way to think of a budget is a spending plan. lined paper.

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P.E.P. for Week of January 31- February 4/11- Superbowl Edition

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The Superbowl for me is like Christmas but even better. We e-file our taxes and having the previous year’s return to reference is very helpful at speeding up the process. I can say though that by using a money management program you are more likely to stick to your budget and your financial goals.

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Medi-Share Update: One Year Later

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That was a hit to our budget, but we reworked our numbers to find the funds and make it fit. She missed the last 11 days of school right before the Christmas break. Our main financial goal for 2018 is to save $10k for our Annual Household Portion with Medi-Share. It would include an overnight stay at the hospital.