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5 Easy Budget Categories to Reduce

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Find a fitness video series that you enjoy and rent from the library or purchase. Shopping the sale racks at your favorite store is always an option, but there are two ways to find even better deals on clothing. Thrift : I regularly stop by my favorite local thrift store and find crazy bargains.

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Reduce Your Spending in 3 Budget Categories | 31 Days to Organize Your Finances

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Fixed categories are things like your mortgage/rent, insurance premiums, and car payments. Thrift : I regularly stop by my favorite local thrift store and find crazy bargains. My mother recently borrowed some luggage from us for a plane trip.

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My mother was loving and worked so hard to provide for us, but it was frequently a struggle to get food, keep heat on, and other necessities. As an adult, I can see it was likely a mixture of not enough income, high cost of living area, mismanagement of money, and kids just being expensive for single mothers particularly.

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