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How I’m Managing our Family Budget during the Pandemic

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We paid off our last non-mortgage debt in September and have since sent that loan’s monthly payment to our mortgage principal. We were privileged to be able to do so for a few months but we must stop this for the unforeseeable future. Also, about the time everything shut down, my coffee machine decided to as well.

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

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An Update on Medi-Share – September 2017. I want to challenge myself to rethink our purchases by taking advantage of more cost effective solutions, like borrowing, buying second hand, or just making do with what we already have. We don’t travel extensively, but we do like to get away. Choose Thrift First.

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Take Control of Your Money in 2015

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I started the Debt Free Stories interview series back in September and it has been really well received. We will be challenging ourselves to resist buying retail and instead choose thrift by borrowing, buying second hand, or making do with what we already have. My Themes for 2015: 1. Debt Free Stories.

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