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Money Matters: How to Prepare Your Finances for a Recession

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Prepare ahead of time and create a bare bones budget that includes only your essentials — think food, shelter, clothes, transportation and insurance — so you have a plan in the event that you experience a loss of income or need to cut expenses suddenly. Prepare by paying off debt. Prepare for the unexpected.

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How to Save Money in 2016

Saving Cents With Sense

My faith is in the Lord and where He will lead us… 2016 will also be a year where my family can start putting more in savings, too. I know many of you are in similar situations of needed to save, but wanting to pay off debt, and eventually be able to put money in savings. Making Homemade Baby Food.

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Start Planning and Budgeting for Summer TODAY!

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Once you have a total, you know the amount you need to start saving for and it’s not too late to find the funds. Local fairs & festivals – Look for local fairs and festivals for low-cost games, food, and activities. Summer Food: Our diet changes over the summer. Once summer starts, enter the actual expense.

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How to Recognize the Hidden Costs of Christmas & Trim the Fat

Saving Cents With Sense

Let’s look at where you could save a little money this holiday season: Christmas Lights. Food and Decorations. The average shopper will spend $100 on food and candy and $51.60 Start the New Year off right by making a commitment to save money and pay off debt. Photo by jspad via Flickr.

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

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The software generated a monthly revenue, but we were able to sell them to pay off the rest of our debt immediately. What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. We ate at home a lot and watched our food budget carefully.

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20 Tips for Frugal Living

For the Mommas

You can use the difference in income to pay off debt, save or invest. You can save thousands a year with a smaller house and smaller mortgage. Again, you can save thousands with a smaller car that is less expensive and more fuel efficient. And if you rent, save money and then invest the difference.

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How Angela & Jeff paid off $58,000 of Debt in 2 Years

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We had tried other methods in the past, but found this one suited us best since it forced us to focus on one goal at a time, rather than trying to do it all (pay off debt and contribute to savings and retirement). What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt.

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