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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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Start Planning and Budgeting for Summer TODAY!

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As a family, we are looking forward to camping trips, a week at the beach, and cookouts with friends. It’s a helpful visual for everyone in my family as we anticipate our summer fun. How much is summer going to cost you and your family? After a long winter, are you dreaming of blue skies and sunny days?

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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. So I am declaring a Frugal February.

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Chit Chat: 06.17.18

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Here’s a peek at what’s going on with me, my family, and our life. Our kids spent their first week of summer vacation at the beach with their Girl Scouts troop. The restaurant isn’t exactly kid-friendly and we were waiting for the right time to use. Date night! My husband and I had a planned date WEEK recently.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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And while I don’t like parting with our money, I am grateful that this repair won’t send us into financial distress. And while I don’t like parting with our money, I am grateful that this repair won’t send us into financial distress. He took the truck to our mechanic because a dashboard light came on.

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How We Frugal-ed this Week: 10/12/18

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so that we have more money to put towards our financial goals. What We Ate this Week: I make an effort each week to serve my family delicious food but still stick to the budget. This month at Family Budgeters Unite! , Surprised my family with Apple Crumb Pots for dessert. Our mission: Live WELL On LESS Money.

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Meet Amanda & Daniel. They Paid Off $68,000 in Debt in 8 Months.

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Tell us about you and your family. Amanda currently homeschools their three kids. We realized that we wanted to travel as a family and the only thing keeping us from seeing the world was money. We sold extra items that we weren’t using through Craigslist and garage sales. Where are you from? What are your hobbies?

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