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Q&A | cinnamon, SIM, jeans, and grocery spending

The Frugal Girl

I am not trying as hard to save money on groceries as I used to Back in the day, I definitely worked harder on my grocery spending than I do now. Do I have the mental space, time, and motivation to do that right now? So I’m not surprised that her leaving had a smaller impact than you’d expect.

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Christmas Savings Club | August Meeting

Family Balance Sheet

On the 25th of every month from January to November in 2013, I''m holding a virtual meeting for the Christmas Savings Club. The goal for this monthly accountability meeting is to give updates on our progress, motivate one another, and help all of us save for a cash Christmas. Our monthly goal for Christmas savings is $100.

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Christmas Savings Club | June Meeting

Family Balance Sheet

On the 25th of every month from January to November in 2013, I''m holding a virtual meeting for the Christmas Savings Club. The goal for this monthly accountability meeting is to give updates on our progress, motivate one another, and help all of us save for a cash Christmas. Our monthly goal for Christmas savings is $100.

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Our 2023 Financial Goals

Family Balance Sheet

In 2021, I wanted to increase our savings but didn’t attach any number to it, so we floundered that year away. We have a number that we want to save for each daughter. —>>Our 2023 Financial Goal: Save a set amount for college.<<— After our mortgage, grocery spending is our next largest expense.

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Introducing the 2015 Choose Thrift First Challenge

Family Balance Sheet

In 2013, The Christmas Savings Club encouraged all of us to save monthly so that we could have a cash Christmas. In 2014, the Grocery Budget Challenge encouraged us to keep our grocery spending in line and to be creative with our meal planning so that we do not over-spend. See you on Thursday, January 29.

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How to Achieve Your Financial Goals (tips from the achievers)

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They pay off mountains of debt and scream about debt freedom, or maybe they save gobs of money in a record amount of time, or they have considerable success with their new small business. Her 2017 goal is to save $20,000 in cash. Elle and her husband paid off a car loan and saved cash for their next car.

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Take Control of Your Money in 2015

Family Balance Sheet

I’ll continue to offer additional money saving tips, ideas, strategies and recipes like I always have, but I have some new themes that I will be starting next week. In 2013, The Christmas Savings Club encouraged all of us to save monthly so that we could have a cash Christmas. How We Saved. My Themes for 2015: 1.

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