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How We Frugal-ed in June 2023

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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. 2 – We opened up high-interest savings accounts and earned $250 in interest. In total, we have made $250 in interest since April. Ask and ye shall receive!

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How We’re Using Upromise to Save for College

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Right before the pandemic started, I opened 529 College Savings Accounts for our daughters. My oldest was in eighth grade and one of my goals for 2020 was to start saving consistently for both daughters’ college education. bonus for signing up and a $25 bonus for linking a 529 account.

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Medi-Share Update: One Year Later

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That was a hit to our budget, but we reworked our numbers to find the funds and make it fit. 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.

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An Update on Medi-Share – September 2017

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He examined our daughter and immediately set up a procedure under anesthesia for Friday morning. He had his scheduling assistant call Medi-Share to confirm to save us the time. He also pushed for my daughter to be seen immediately at the new office and got her in the next morning on Wednesday. DO NOT STOP!” Kudos to them!

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

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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 can’t even imagine how many repair bills from plumbers, electricians, appliance techs, and auto mechanics he has saved us over the years.

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Family Office Manager

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Instead, he shared the story about Susan, a wife, and mother who handled all of the financial tasks in her home, from budgeting to making investment decisions. My new mission was to manage our money to make sure we used it wisely and stretched it as far as possible. Spouses should make major money decisions together.

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2012 Financial Goals

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Start a Car Replacement Savings Account. Start College Savings Accounts for our Girls. Our oldest daughter is in Kindergarten and we have not started to save for her higher education. But we do need to review it more regularly to make sure we are on track to retire.eventually. Thanks for reading.