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Can You Cut Expenses by a Half Million Dollars?

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By exercising at home instead of paying gym fees we saved $600 per year for 17 years ($10,200). By feeding our family of four at home for 20 years we saved $168,768. After the kid’s left home hubby and I saved another $84,384. 40,720 Home Repair. Do it yourself home repair can really go either way.

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Used Furniture – Re-purpose, Recycle, Re-use.

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Whether you are just starting out; wanting to freshen up your own older items; or furnishing a second home, furniture buying can make a big dent in your budget. Our home furnishings include many cherished family heirlooms, such as an iron bed my folks bought at a sale, or the hand carved bed frame purchased by my great-grandfather.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #231

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Budgeting and Economics. Even professional bond market money managers do not beat the bond market.” ” FG presents A Tale of Two Brothers posted at Financial God , saying, “One of my favourite books is ‘Economics in One Lesson’, by Henry Hazlitt. What would happen to your home and other assets?

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #241 – June 15, 2012

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The Skilled Investor , Editor Budgeting and Economics Paul Vachon presents Frugal Living Made Easy posted at The Frugal Toad , saying, “Frugal living is all about making informed and deliberate choices in how to spend money. Welcome to the June 15, 2012 Edition #241 of the Carnival of Financial Planning. Not so today.

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