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It’s Not Too Late to Save for the Holidays

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We all know that it comes every year on December 25th and that there are many, many expenses associated with Christmas. Eating out is usually a large expense for most people. If you stop eating out for four weeks, you may have as much as $100 to $300 set aside for gifts, depending on how frequently you eat out.

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Our 2017 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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We dramatically reduced our spending by cutting our cable TV and landline , shopping thrifty, eating out less often , and lowering our grocery bill. Projected pay off date December 2018. Build up our Emergency Funds to 3-6 months of expenses. We made a lot of changes since 2013. We bought our home in 2001.

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