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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. So we started shopping around and were shocked to find how expensive outdoor furniture has become. 5 – Saved hundreds of dollars on outdoor chairs. We had an outdoor dining set that was about 13 years old.

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Resolve to Regularly Discuss Your Finances with Your Spouse

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A sunny day in the middle of January called us outdoors. When my husband and I are focused on our goals , we nail them. But for the two of us to achieve our financial goals, we need to have money conversations and they need to be done regularly. The third section is for our 2012 Financial Goals.

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Start Planning and Budgeting for Summer TODAY!

Family Balance Sheet

Visit a State Park – Do you like to picnic, hike, swim, camp, bike, bird watch, canoe, fish, and spend your free time exploring the great outdoors? They’re all designed to help you save money, pay off debt, and achieve your financial goals, so please take advantage of them. Have you started making summer plans?

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Helping Kids Set New Year’s Resolutions

Saving Cents With Sense

Financial Goals – Help kids make goals to be financially responsible this year. Safety Goals – For younger kids, this can include remembering to wear a helmet while on the bike or scooter, or to wear sunscreen before heading outdoors. Family Time Goals – This is a fun one!

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10 Ways to $ave Energy Comfortably

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Author Bio: Sustainable PF writes with his wife, Mrs. SPF out of Ontario, Canada, at Sustainable Personal Finance where they discuss and explore the fine balance between their personal financial goals and their lifestyle and beliefs regarding sustainable living. We don’t need to pay to heat and cool the outdoors!

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Guest Post: 10 Ways to $ave Energy Comfortably

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Author Bio: Sustainable PF writes with his wife, Mrs. SPF out of Ontario, Canada, at Sustainable Personal Finance where they discuss and explore the fine balance between their personal financial goals and their lifestyle and beliefs regarding sustainable living. We don’t need to pay to heat and cool the outdoors!

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

We all love outdoor activities, but we don’t all enjoy the same ones. A lot of blood, sweat, and tears were shed here, but we both agree that having no mortgage gave us a serious leg up on our retirement savings and other financial goals. One is travel; the other is outdoor gear and equipment. Just sayin’… 7.