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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. 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. One of the frames was perfect for what I needed.

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Frugal Friday: 11/04/16

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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. How We Saved this Week: 1.

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Choose Thrift First | February 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. 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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Choose Thrift First Challenge – March 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. 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. The Choose Thrift First Challenge.

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Have a Mindful March!

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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. Track our cashflow.

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Medi-Share Update: One Year Later

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However, on November 1, 2016, we logged on to healthcare.gov to renew for 2017 and found premiums had doubled and the options were limited. After that first update we thought our daughter was in the clear and our medical drama was behind us. Our daughter is doing very well. The new rates were more than our mortgage payment!