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8 Action Steps for a Frugal February!

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How are you doing with the financial goals you made for 2023? Unfortunately, many people abandon their New Year’s goals by mid-January and everything goes downhill from there. The goal of Frugal February is NOT to feel deprived, but rather to find creative ways to get through the month without unnecessary spending.

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How We Frugal-ed in August 2022

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I’m always looking for ways to save my family money to not only help us get through current higher food and gas prices but also to help us achieve our big financial goals. This yielded 4 2-cup freezer containers, which is not a lot. For my recipe, read: Roasted Red Plum Tomato Sauce ~ Great Freezer Recipe.

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How We Frugal-ed in September 2022

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I’m always looking for ways to save my family money to help us get through current higher food and gas prices and achieve our big financial goals. I had enough tomatoes to make a batch of my Roasted Red Plum Tomato Sauce for the freezer. I roasted them and put them in the freezer for future use.

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Frugal February

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How did you do with your financial goals in January? We have only one financial goal for 2019 and we made some progress in January. It was a great feeling to make that payment, and to continue the momentum I want to double down on our financial goal. The goal of Frugal February is NOT to feel deprived, .

February 100
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My $2.50 Homemade Pizza

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We used to go out to dinner every Friday night, but we’ve put a stop to that treat as we work through some of our financial goals. But I still want to make our Friday dinner IN a fun, yet inexpensive family night. This past Friday, we had a pizza night and all it cost me was $2.50.

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 10.06.17

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Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. It’s a tight budget and I failed miserably recently, but we have lots of financial goals, so I need to get it back in line. I did double a batch of my family’s favorite: Red Pepper & Feta Turkey Burgers and felt accomplished. 8 Freezer Meal Recipes.

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Have a Mindful March!

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We made one big financial goal for 2019 and are striving and working hard to make progress. We started the year with a great January and made some progress with our goal, so to continue the momentum, I wanted to double down on our financial goal and be very mindful with our finances. Track our cashflow.

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