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5 Easy Budget Categories to Reduce

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And my absolute #1 way to save money at the grocery store is to PLAN OUR MEALS. If you make this one simple change, you will reduce your grocery spending substantially. When you walk into a grocery store with a plan, you eliminate impulse & duplicate purchases. All of which I regularly find at the thrift store.

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The Final Day of 31 Days to Find $1000 ~ How Did You Do?

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Day 14: Reduce Your Grocery Spending without Sacrificing Quality. Day 16: Shop Thrift or Consignment Stores. Day 10: Sell Your Gold Jewelry for Cash. Day 11: Cancel Your Cable TV. Day 12: How to Get a FREE Gym Membership. Day 13: Update #2. Day 15: Skip the AM Drive-Thru and Eat Breakfast at Home.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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2 – Reduce your grocery spending without sacrificing quality. Can you answer this question, how much do you spend on groceries each month? If you do not know the answer, then there is a good chance you are over spending. The easiest way to reduce your grocery spending is to plan your meals.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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2 – Reduce your grocery spending without sacrificing quality. Do you know how much you spend on groceries each month? Groceries is the easiest budget category to overspend. It’s also very easy to reduce your grocery spending just by planning your meals. What is your craft?

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Take Control of Your Money in 2015

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Choose Thrift First Challenge. 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. In 2015, the monthly challenge will be the Choose Thrift First Challenge. Weekly Meals on a Budget.

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10 Smart Ways to Become Debt Free

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ACTION STEP: Create your own monthly budget or spending plan. She also stopped going to the local coffee shop each day and dropping close to $6 for a coffee and breakfast sandwich. ” Brian’s family packed their lunches, cooked meals at home, and shopped with a list to avoid overspending and wasting money.

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