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How to Save Money in 2016

Saving Cents With Sense

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. Although I don’t claim to be an expert, I have learned many money saving tips through the past 7 years of running this frugal blog.

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Start Planning and Budgeting for Summer TODAY!

Family Balance Sheet

Kids (and parents) get excited about summer trips and activities, so I like to post a family calendar on the refrigerator with all of our summer plans and activities. 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. Plan your summer fun! 40 Summer Desserts.

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Friday Links – Fridays Are Just Another Day

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Big plans for spring break with the kids? There were as always great reads out this week which I have highlighted below: Good Reads From The Blogosphere: If you’re tired of sky-high car insurance premiums, don’t miss Finance Fox’s post on alternative ways to save on car insurance. Paying off debt is hard to do.

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Meet Jackie. She and Her Husband Paid off $147,000 in Debt | Debt Free Stories

Family Balance Sheet

About $52,000 of that $147K was consumer debt (credit cards, a student loan, a car loan, a home improvement loan, etc.) But it wasn’t a decade of nothing but paying off debt. When we first started we couldn’t have even conceived of becoming completely debt free. What inspired you to get debt free?

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2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update

Family Balance Sheet

Happy New Year’s 2019: In January 2019, we were down to one final non-mortgage loan, so we created just one financial goal for the year—-to pay off that last non-mortgage debt by December. I just started reading the book, LAUNCH: How to Get Your Kids Through College Debt-Free and Into Jobs They Love Afterward.

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

Family Balance Sheet

Amanda currently homeschools their three kids. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We paid off $68,000 of debt in eight months. The debt included about $30,000 in student loans, some medical debt, IRS debt, and a small amount on a credit card.

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Find out how Lydia & her Husband Paid off $36,000 in Debt in 2 Years

Family Balance Sheet

What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. Was there something that you gave up that you will go back to now that you are debt free? I will say I am excited to take our kids places now. To pay off our home early. Not really.

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