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How We Frugal-ed in September 2022

Family Balance Sheet

At one time I planted quite a bit, but weeds overtook my garden and turned my favorite hobby into a stressful mess. Examples below are of my and my husband’s snacks for work. I donated the pop-tarts to a food pantry and I’ll save the apple pie for Thanksgiving. Plasma donation: $47. Sunday Prep.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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If you are self-employed, work for a company or in an industry that is unstable, or maybe you or someone in your family has medical issues, you might want to save 6-12 months of expenses. Now that we’ve paid off six figures of non-mortgage debt , we are working on saving 6 months’ expenses and maybe even more.

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Retail Coupon Round-up

Saving In Akron

Aeropostale – Donate pair of Jeans get 25% off Jeans purchase Exp 2/13. Bath & Body Works – Free Anti-Bac with $10 Purchase Exp 2/6. Bath & Body Works – Free Signature Collection Travel Size item with any purchase Exp 2/22. Hobby Lobby – 40% off regular priced item Exp 2/5.

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Realistic Couponing

Couponing 101

I am also able to donate on a regular basis, even with my relatively small stockpile. Yes, it can happen, but it takes some time and work. Couponing can be a great way to save your family money, and it doesn’t have to be an obsessive hobby! Realistic Expectations. The post Realistic Couponing appeared first on Couponing 101.

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10 Ideas to Find Cash for Christmas

Family Balance Sheet

I was just working on it yesterday as I was making some notes of gift ideas for my kids. Make Money from your Skills or Hobbies. But that store credit is much better than sending it to the thrift store as a donation. I use this spreadsheet. So please, take advantage of my offer and make a spending plan for Christmas.

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Retail Coupon Round-up

Saving In Akron

Aeropostale – Donate pair of Jeans get 25% off Jeans purchase Exp 2/13. Bath & Body Works – Free Anti-Bac with $10 Purchase Exp 2/6. Hobby Lobby – 30% off Artist Books Exp 1/29. AMC – Free Large Coke with Large Popcorn purchase Exp 1/31. Barnes & Noble – 30% off select titles Exp 1/31.

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Don’t be a Buy-It-New Snob

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Fashion changes and new or nearly new clothing gets sold at sales or donated to charity. Have you seen those model doll houses at Hobby Lobby – the ones that are 3 – 4 feet tall and 2 -3 feet wide that have to be assembled? It was missing the software, but thanks to the internet, I had no trouble finding a driver that worked.

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