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How We Frugal-ed in January!

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Welcome to my first “How We Frugal-ed” recap of 2020. Frugal living is being intentional with our money and creative with our resources, so we have more to put towards the things that are important to us. We want to live WELL, on LESS Money. In the past, I made my meal plan and grocery shopped on Sundays.

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How We Frugal-ed in June 2022

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Because we were spending so much money on appliances, we bought an extended warranty. Fast forward to early March 2020…pre-shutdown…my refrigerator was leaking and the freezer lights stopped working. Read how I earn cash back on groceries with Ibotta here. Will I make back the money? I transferred $20.95

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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

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In 2020, we still use and are thankful for Medi-share. Groceries. I have written this many times, “the grocery budget is the easiest budget category to get out of control and the easiest budget category to control.” My grocery strategies: How to Save Money on Groceries. Restaurants.

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