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7 Best Savings Accounts of January 2024 (Up to 5.27%)

Savings Corner

What you need to know about the best savings accounts What do the best savings accounts have in common? The best savings account interest rates are around 5%. At a brick-and-mortar bank, you’ll often find savings rates closer to the national average, which is currently 0.46%.

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How We Frugal-ed in January!

Family Balance Sheet

Frugal Kitchen in January: Meal Plan. I started a new grocery shopping routine in January and it is working out splendidly! I earned a free ham at my grocery store in December, so I baked it on New Year’s Day. — We ate a lot of sweet potatoes in January. Related reading: How to Save Money on Groceries.

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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. any savings from sales and coupons washed away from the interest accrued from unpaid credit card balance(s).

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Where I found EXTRA Money in May 2021

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This past winter I cleaned out closets and drawers in my quest to minimize and downsize our stuff and donated everything to the thrift store, rather than hold on to it for the spring sale. This money was put into my Christmas Savings account. January 2021 – I found $1681. It wasn’t worth my time.

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Christmas Savings Club | May 2019

Family Balance Sheet

Welcome to the 2019 Christmas Savings Club. The club is open to anyone who wants monthly accountability to save for a cash Christmas. In April, we received a small tax refund and I put $100 of our refund into our Christmas Savings account. I made enough to put $50 in our Christmas Savings account.

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Grocery Budget Challenge | July & August

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On the 30th of each month, between January and November in 2014 , we will meet here to discuss our challenges and successes for the month with our grocery budget. We have some upcoming expenses that will be taking a bite out of our savings accounts this fall, so I will be more committed with our grocery budget. February Meeting.

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How To Save Money For Christmas

Teresa's Deals

Save your change (coins) through out the year – Starting in January every year, we always take all of our change and save them and then when it’s almost the end of the year, we roll all of it and cash it in at the bank. savemoney #Christmas Check out these great ways on how to save money for Christmas Click To Tweet.