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How We Frugal-ed in June 2023

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My goal has always been to live well on less while achieving our big financial goals. This update includes how we frugal-ed in April, May, and June. I took advantage of the June gift card promotion at GIANT and bought four $25 gift cards and earned 6 times the gas points. This converted to sixty cents off of gas.

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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 is cashback from online purchases I made from April – June. But in the end, $155 is still a gift. My Frugal Shenanigans! Received $5.52

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2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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1st Update in June 2014. Our 2019 Financial Goal. Happy New Year’s 2019: In January 2019, we were down to one final non-mortgage loan, so we created just one financial goal for the year—-to pay off that last non-mortgage debt by December. We can now move on to other financial goals.

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

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Personally, budgeting has allowed us to control of our money, reach financial goals, and start planning for our dream life. For example, if today is May 22, then follow these steps to plan for June’s budget. If you have financial goals, budgeting will be an important tool to reaching those goals.

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How We Frugal-ed in July 2022

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Our financial goals are still important to us and we want to hit them regardless of the rising prices. I stopped donating back in October 2021 because I was having a hard time fitting it into my schedule, but in June, they lured me back with a very nice Welcome Back promotion for my first 8 visits, which I finished up in July.

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Chit Chat: 06.17.18

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we’re working on our Financial Vision Board in the month of June. The topic came to me when I realized that my husband and I haven’t really talked about our future financial goals in awhile. We talked about our 2018 financial goals back in late December, but we didn’t look past the current year.

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Start Planning and Budgeting for Summer TODAY!

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Get outside: Celebrate Summer Solstice on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 , otherwise known as the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. This is a year-round program, but the 2022 summer dates are June 4 & 5, July 2 & 3, and August 6 & 7. 8 Summer Date Night Ideas – Need a sitter? Share in the comments!

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