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8 Action Steps for a Frugal February!

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Groceries is the easiest budget category TO GET OUT of control and the easiest budget category TO control. To reign your grocery spending in, you must plan all of your meals. Spend Frugal February planning your meals from food that you already have in your kitchen, refrigerator, and freezer. 5 – Plan ahead.

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Frugal February

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Groceries is the easiest budget category TO GET OUT of control and the easiest budget category TO control. To reign your grocery spending in, you must plan all of your meals. Spend Frugal February planning your meals from food that you already have in your kitchen, refrigerator, and freezer. 5 – Plan ahead.

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The Final Day of 31 Days to Find $1000 ~ How Did You Do?

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In the month of October, I participated in The Nester’s 31 Days event and my challenge was to find $1000. Day 14: Reduce Your Grocery Spending without Sacrificing Quality. Day 16: Shop Thrift or Consignment Stores. Mondays thru Saturdays in October, I offered ideas to help you find $1000 too. Day 13: Update #2.

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How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!)

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Write down any events/holidays/activities that will require funds for the month that you are planning, along with a projection of what you’ll need. The grocery category is the easiest one to reduce. I list tons of ideas: How to Slash Your Grocery Spending . Yes, you really can budget! They will be helpful.

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