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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

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! 23 – Flip your thrifty finds. Pretty nails and toes?

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Can You Cut Expenses by a Half Million Dollars?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The strategies did keep us out of debt however, and instilled in us habits of self-reliance, attitudes of ‘we can do that’ and a measure of life-long thriftiness that we might not otherwise have had. is based on a Billshrink.com article – Dining on a budget. 91,404 Entertainment.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

Look for money within your budget and find creative ways to earn extra money. 8 – Rethink your gift spending and create a budget for the year. I love a pedicure, but if you’re trying to save money, paint your toes yourself. 19 – Shop thrifty for you clothing needs. 22 – Flip your thrifty finds.

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Free and Cheap Weekend Activities – 4/10

Saving Cents With Sense

Free Face Painting, Free Craft, Stick Bull Riding, Steer Head Roping & more! Thanks to Thrifty NW Mom for the info! :: Apple Camp. Have some silly fun on a budget! Join each site for free and start having more fun on a budget! April 11th and 12th from Noon to 4 PM. Free PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Family Event.

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Interview with a Self-Made Millionaire

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The topic was ‘ What did today’s millionaires do to be thrifty before they earned their millions?” Me: What do you think of the mass move towards thriftiness in today’s twenty and thirty-something crowd? Me: What else do you recall doing to be thrifty? Peggy: Well, we did everything ourselves.

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Free and Cheap Family Fun (7/11-12)

Saving Cents With Sense

Saturday, July 11th from 10 AM – 11:30 AM – Learn Interior Paint & Drywall Repair. Thanks to Thrifty NW Mom for the info! :: Apple Camp. Join each site for free and start having more fun on a budget! More free classes are offered during the week with their Music Mentor Series. These vouchers make great gifts too!

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Free and Cheap Family Events 8/7/15

Saving Cents With Sense

Saturday, August 8th from 10 AM – 11:30 AM – Learn Paint & Drywall Techniques. Thanks to Thrifty NW Mom for the info! :: Apple Camp. Join each site for free and start having more fun on a budget! More free classes are offered during the week with their Music Mentor Series. These vouchers make great gifts too!

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