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Our Family Finances Update: January 2021

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January 2021 was a month of extremes in my family’s finances. Found Money in January: $1681. I started donating plasma in January!!! A friend referred me and by the end of January, I made $591. I said goodbye to mini-van life in January when we traded in our 2007 Honda Odyssey for a 2018 Toyota Highlander.

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Christmas Savings Club | November 2019

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On the 25th of every month from January to November in 2019, I held a virtual meeting on the blog to give updates on our progress, motivate one another, and help all of us save for a cash Christmas. My monthly savings goal was $100. In November, I found the money within our budget. Share in the comments.

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Christmas Savings Club | November Meeting

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We’ve worked hard over the last 11 months to scrimp and save our monthly goal so that we can have a cash Christmas. This idea came to me last January when I received our credit card statement in the mail that had all of our Christmas purchases on it. Our very first meeting for the club was on January 25th.

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Grocery Budget Challenge | January Meeting

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The Goal of the Grocery Budget Challenge is to be creative with our meal planning and grocery shopping so that we aren’t over-spending. O n the 30th of each month, between January and November in 2014 , we will meet here to discuss our challenges and successes for the month. How did we do in January?

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Choose Thrift First Challenge – January Meeting

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We have some hefty financial goals this year and this is just one more way for me to squeeze more from our budget. In January, I only ventured into Target because our daughters wanted to go and spend some of their Christmas gift money. How did you do in January? Surprisingly I was able to walk out with nothing for myself.

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2019 Christmas Savings Club | February Meeting

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On January 25, 2019, I started the Christmas Savings Club. On the 25th of every month from January to November in 2019, I will hold a virtual meeting on the blog to give updates on our progress, motivate one another, and help all of us save for a cash Christmas. . The first month’s savings was due today.

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2019 Christmas Savings Club

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On January 25, you might not want to even think about Christmas. It’s so easy to get caught up in all of the bargains that stores throw at us in November and December. a stressful January and beyond. This is the amount that you want to save each month between now and November 25, 2019. Did you over spend?

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