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Put Your Budget on a Diet: Saving Money by Living Medium

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Because so many people are living on incomes that cannot support their spending habits; living on borrowed money, moving money from account to account, buying, spending, hiding the bills, and eventually the ‘dog of debt’ will catch up to you and bite you right in your credit report. Buy Store Brands. Embrace the Food Network.

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8 Easy Ways to Reduce, Recycle, and Reuse

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you have clothes and furniture that you no longer have use for, donate them to charities or sell them at consignment shops. 5 Ways to Reduce Your Debt. If you don’t have kids, donate these items to local day cares and schools. They will be extremely grateful. Go thrifty. Also, pass on hand-me-downs to relatives and friends.

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Frugal wardrobe.

Finally Frugal

I did take some clothing to consignment shops in December (ack! I'm not sure when I would have the time to go through my closets and find 33 items; I'm thinking in the spring, because I am almost positive that I will try to work less than I am now, even if it slows down my debt repayment. This is more like it! I'll keep you posted!

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

He then advises paying off your non-mortgage debt before fully funding an emergency fund with 3 – 6 months worth of expenses. Being self-employed, we have a higher starter fund on hand and when we pay off our non-mortgage debt, we will save to at least 6 months expenses and maybe even more. 1 – Determine how much you need.

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Find out how Jessica paid off $56,000 of student loans, credit cards, and a car loan.

Family Balance Sheet

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Jessica. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? I had $56,000 of debt when I decided to become debt free. What inspired you to get debt free? The inspiration to pay off my debt was watching my grandmother balance her checkbook.