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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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2 – Reduce your grocery spending without sacrificing quality. Do you know how much you spend on groceries each month? Groceries is the easiest budget category to overspend. It’s also very easy to reduce your grocery spending just by planning your meals. Related Reading: How to Save Money on Groceries.

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Easy Ways to Build Up Your Savings

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If you sold something, for instance, on Craigslist for $30, put that into your savings right away. If you win a gift card to the grocery store, put the amount you’d normally spend on groceries in your savings account.

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5 Companies that Deliver Anything in an Hour – Honest Review

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being a busy parent or person means going to the grocery store is a chore and most of us do not have the time to do it. And for a small fee, depending on the company, you can get your groceries delivered and even have orders from big retailers like Costco, Ikea, and Target brought straight to your door. Fees : $7.99

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Christmas Savings Club | July Meeting

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Plan your menu around what is in your pantry or freezer and limit your spending at the grocery store to just the necessities. Any grocery money that is left over at the end of August will go towards my Christmas Savings Account to make up for my shortfall from June. Or sell some bigger items on Craigslist.

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The Final Day of 31 Days to Find $1000 ~ How Did You Do?

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Day 3: Sell Your Big Stuff on Craigslist. Day 14: Reduce Your Grocery Spending without Sacrificing Quality. I would LOVE to hear about your success in October, so please let us know in the comments. The 31 Days Recap: Day 1: Make October a “Needs” Only Month. Day 2: Have a Yard Sale. Day 5: Return Unused Purchases.

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*RARE* 40% Off BOB Revolution Jogging Strollers (Today Only!)

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They also hold their value pretty well so you can turn around and sell it on Craigslist when you no longer need it. Find more great Amazon Deals like cheap MP3 albums, grocery savings and toy sales. Even at 40% off, these strollers are still pretty pricey. However, they are very popular and everyone I know that has one loves it.

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Introducing the 2015 Choose Thrift First Challenge

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In 2014, the Grocery Budget Challenge encouraged us to keep our grocery spending in line and to be creative with our meal planning so that we do not over-spend. That’s motivation to take some time to scour Craigslist and some local second hand furniture stores this week.

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