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Choose Thrift First Challenge – March Meeting

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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. But I also found success at a thrift store. Can I find what I need at a second hand or thrift store?

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How We Saved in April 2017

Family Balance Sheet

Our 17 year old Kenmore washing machine stopped spinning the end of March. April’s Thrift Store Finds. Our youngest daughter came to us with a youth soccer league flyer and asked if she could try it. My husband and I want our daughters to be active and physically fit, but we want them to figure out their passions.

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Choose Thrift First | February Meeting

Family Balance Sheet

I made one trip to my favorite thrift store during their dollar days sale. I found a pair of blue jeans for myself for $3 and some clothes for my daughters for $1 a piece. Can I find what I need at a second hand or thrift store? Start keeping a list of needs with you for your thrift store trips.

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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

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Life, as we knew it came to a halt for so many of us in mid-March, and life going forward will forever be known as pre-pandemic or post-pandemic. And I was pregnant with our youngest daughter, so what should have been a joyous year was quite a stressful one. March 2020 arrived. Everything changed. It was a scary time for us.

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Have a Mindful March!

Family Balance Sheet

It’s March 1, and I declare it Mindful March. 5 Action Steps for a Mindful March: 1 – Write a budget/spending plan for March. Review your actual spending for January and February and choose one category to really focus on in March. This will be my mindful category in March. 5 – Find Extra Cash.

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