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Choose Thrift First Challenge – January Meeting

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We have some hefty financial goals this year and this is just one more way for me to squeeze more from our budget. After shopping locally at some furniture stores, I resorted to Craigslist and spent hundreds less on a new-to-her dresser. Daughter and mommy were both thrilled.

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Meet Carrie. She Paid Off $14,000 in Debt in 14 Months.

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I also downsized my lifestyle and sold extra furniture, clothes, and jewelry, on Craigslist. He leaves most of the financial goals up to me, but we make the decisions together. What are your financial goals now? Our financial goals have shifted to growing my new business.

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Choose Thrift First – April Meeting

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We have some hefty financial goals this year and this is just one more way for me to squeeze more from our budget. In 2015 I’m challenging myself to rethink purchases by taking advantage of more cost effective solutions like borrowing, buying second hand, or just making do with what we already have. Have you joined the challenge?

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Meet Amanda & Daniel. They Paid Off $68,000 in Debt in 8 Months.

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We sold extra items that we weren’t using through Craigslist and garage sales. What are your financial goals now? What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. Daniel took on an extra job doing support work for an online company that he could do from home. It was like selling an asset that has value.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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If you have a big financial goal, think about how much you pay someone to do something that you are capable of doing yourself. If you have some bigger items, you will likely make more money selling them on Craigslist or your local Facebook sale page than at a yard sale. Put the money in your emergency fund instead.

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How this Couple Eliminated $180,000 of Debt in 12 Months!

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The rule was, if I could get $50 bucks or more for it, it was going on Craigslist. What are your financial goals now? Do not allow fear to convince you to not pursue your financial goals. It may not be easy, but a lifetime of financial peace is worth it. We sold EVERYTHING! We stopped buying stuff.

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

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Find stuff on the side of the road and sell it on craigslist or Facebook. Well that’s not in the budget so you better sell something on craigslist… Lamp sold, go get a pedi now. What are your financial goals now? It constantly encouraged us and reminded us of small things in Dave’s plan. Increase investing.

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