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JULY 10, 2023

My goal has always been to live well on less while achieving our big financial goals. When my husband hung a smart TV in the sunroom back in April, we started spending more time in the room–even our teenage daughters started hanging out with us. Frugal living is not about deprivation.

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Frugal June Flights CD 100

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JANUARY 19, 2012

As I planned my goals for 2012, I realized that I made only one goal for myself in 2011. Once I became pregnant with our first daughter in 2005, at the ripe old age of 35, I stopped running completely and took up walking. I was racing to beat my personal goal of a 10 minute mile pace. 5 Steps to Succeeding Your Goals.

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Goals Dairy Queen 2011 2012 127

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MARCH 11, 2021

Review your Yearly Goals. On January 1st, many of us are very gung-ho about writing goals but are we as enthusiastic about those goals on March 12? Do our goals still make sense now that we’re in the trenches of the new year? Take some time to review your yearly financial goals. M – measurable.

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Finance Cleaning Goals Insurance 130

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AUGUST 6, 2022

Our financial goals are still important to us and we want to hit them regardless of the rising prices. It stated that “due to the current financial standing of the PA 529 Guaranteed Savings Plan (GSP) fund, the decision was made to provide this automatic contribution to qualifying PA 529 GSP accounts.”

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July Frugal Credit Cards Donation 130

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JANUARY 8, 2020

ALSO our 2019 Financial Goal!). This is a work in progress and I feel it will always by my goal. This will always be a work in progress and you’ll understand why it will be more crucial for me when you read my 2020 goals below! We have not put a single dime away for our daughters’ education.

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Financial Goals Goals 2020 2019 130

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MARCH 12, 2015

For some reason those open windows awakens our need to spring clean, so take this time to get your financial house in order too. Review your Yearly Goals. On January 1st, we’re so gung-ho about writing goals, but are we just as enthusiastic about those goals on March 11? 7 Ways to Spring Clean Your Finances.

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Finance Cleaning Financial Goals Goals 100

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 20, 2017

It’s a tight budget and I failed miserably recently, but we have lots of financial goals, so I need to get it back in line. My husband and I had leftovers, one daughter had breakfast-for-dinner, and the other daughter had a can of soup. Note to self: listen to daughter more often! garden salad. garden salad.

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Budgeting Budget Leftovers Daughter 100

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 17, 2018

Some of my finds: Red ladies’ size 9 red Converse for $2.50 – These retail for about $40 and this pair was hardly worn and will fit my oldest daughter. These wristlets were never used. , we’re working on our Financial Vision Board in the month of June. We want to help pay for our daughters’ college.

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Home and Garden Financial Goals Friends And Family Sale Gardening 100

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FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Today at age 50+, I still optimize our cash flow, but my focus is shifting towards saving with our daughters’ future education costs, building our net worth, and planning for our retirement years. Create our family’s financial goals and Debt Freedom Plan. His primary focus is growing and maintaining his business.

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Office Family Finance Kids and Family 130

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JANUARY 29, 2015

We have some hefty financial goals this year and this is just one more way for me to squeeze more from our budget. In January, I only ventured into Target because our daughters wanted to go and spend some of their Christmas gift money. Daughter and mommy were both thrilled.

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Thrifting January Thrift Stores Financial Goals 100

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

It’s a tight budget and I failed miserably over the summer, but we have lots of financial goals, so I need to get it back in line. Friday: My youngest daughter’s elementary school is having a back-to-school potluck picnic. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. Wednesday: Tortellini & Spinach Soup.

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Budgeting Budget Financial Goals Tacos 100

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

It’s a tight budget and I failed miserably over the summer, but we have lots of financial goals, so I need to get it back in line. My daughters told me they “like the other burrito bowls better” This version was a little dry, so I have to agree with them. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500.

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Budgeting Budget 2017 Financial Goals 100

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OCTOBER 28, 2016

It’s Frugal Friday: A recap of how we frugal-ed our way through the week so that we have more money to put towards our financial goals. This Week’s Financial Challenges: I bought one daughter’s Halloween costume at a pop-up Halloween store. Our mission: Live WELL, On LESS Money. They LOVE it.

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Crock Pots and Slow Cookers Frugal Health Insurance Fridays 100

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FEBRUARY 26, 2015

We have some hefty financial goals this year and this is just one more way for me to squeeze more from our budget. I found a pair of blue jeans for myself for $3 and some clothes for my daughters for $1 a piece. February Update. I can honestly say that I did very little shopping (outside of groceries) in February.

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Thrifting February Thrift Stores Financial Goals 100

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NOVEMBER 4, 2016

It’s Frugal Friday: A recap of how we frugal-ed our way through the week so that we have more money to put towards our financial goals. What We Ate this Week: Monday: We went out for dinner to celebrate my oldest daughter’s 11th birthday. My older daughter got a new coat, hat, and gloves. my referral link!

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Frugal Fridays Ebates Credit Cards 100

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MARCH 26, 2015

We have some hefty financial goals this year and this is just one more way for me to squeeze more from our budget. March Update: I did a little shopping in March and it was mostly for our oldest daughter. She is participating in an after-school running program that started in March.

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Thrifting March Thrift Stores Financial Goals 100

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MARCH 18, 2015

We have two daughters—Maggie, age 8, and Annie, age 5. We paid off our law school and car loans several years ago, just because we didn’t like having them hang over our heads, but then we took a Financial Peace University class and made it our goal to pay off our house as well. If married, who initiated the debt free goal?

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Debt Free Debt Finds Home and Garden 100

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

We have two daughters, Emma (11 years old) and Brooklyn (9 years old). We had tried other methods in the past, but found this one suited us best since it forced us to focus on one goal at a time, rather than trying to do it all (pay off debt and contribute to savings and retirement). If married, who initiated the debt free goal?

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Debt Debt Free Budgeting Budget 100

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JANUARY 20, 2017

A life goal of ours is. If married, who initiated the debt free goal? daughter’s tenth birthday. What are your financial goals now? Write down your goals, change your mindset about debt-free living, and go. some goals, write up a budget, cut out everything you can at first, and. in America.

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Debt Debt Free Friends And Family Sale Budgeting 100

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FEBRUARY 28, 2019

We made one big financial goal for 2019 and are striving and working hard to make progress. We started the year with a great January and made some progress with our goal, so to continue the momentum, I wanted to double down on our financial goal and be very mindful with our finances. 5 – Find Extra Cash.

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March Financial Goals Budget Budgeting 100

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FEBRUARY 16, 2016

If you have a big financial goal, think about how much you pay someone to do something that you are capable of doing yourself. I truly am not opposed to shopping at retail stores, but I regularly find what I need for myself and my daughters at thrift stores and spend a fraction of the price. 10 – Do It Yourself.

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Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 100

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

Our daughter is 24 and was adopted from Eastern Europe when she was one week short of a year old. He married the love of his life almost two years ago, so now we have a daughter-in-law, too. I’m in my 60’s, I’ve been married to the love of my life for 44 years and we have two adult “kids.” Our son is 29 and biological.

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Green And Frugal Kids and Family Hotel Frugal 180

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

After that first update we thought our daughter was in the clear and our medical drama was behind us. However, that all changed the end of November when my daughter called me from school that she had a reoccurrence. Our main financial goal for 2018 is to save $10k for our Annual Household Portion with Medi-Share.

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Health Insurance Insurance 2017 Bills 113

Penny Pinchin' Mom

MARCH 11, 2024

This can ultimately lead to substantial savings that can go toward your financial goal and keep you from being wasteful. Bad spending habits when grocery shopping often opens up the door to lots of impulse purchase buying—things that you may end up not needing or using until they go bad. Don’t know where to start?

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Saving Money Money Mom Used 52

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 4, 2015

I’m single, have a grown daughter, I’ll soon be a grandmother and I’m a care taker to my elderly mother. in student loan debt that was a combination of my master’s degree and my daughters undergraduate degree. I felt a lot of relief when I was finally debt free and actually made a new goal to pay off my house as quickly as possible.

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Debt Credit Cards Debt Free Student 100

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AUGUST 11, 2014

I am a single mom who lives in the Greensboro, NC area with my 6 year old daughter, Emme and 9 year old mutt, Belle. My daughter and I are gluten free due to celiac and changing to a healthy grain free sugar free way of cooking has become a big passion of mine over the last couple of years. Who initiated the debt free goal?

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Debt Free Debt Mom Goals 235