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How I’m Managing our Family Budget during the Pandemic

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How I’m managing our family budget during the Pandemic: We pay ourselves at the beginning of each month, so when this crisis started in mid-March, we were covered for the month. April will be a “we might not have an income” month. Budget items we are temporarily stopping for now: EVERYTHING ELSE!

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Best Pet Insurance Companies for April 2024

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MetLife’s website is generally user-friendly and offers a sample policy so you can preview the coverage terms before you buy. You can supplement your Modular or Major Medical plan with wellness coverage or buy a wellness plan on its own. That increases your chances of finding insurance that fits your needs and budget.

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Grocery Budget Challenge | July & August

Family Balance Sheet

The Goal of the Grocery Budget Challenge is to be creative with our meal planning and grocery shopping so that we do not over-spend. We don’t want to make our families miserable with bland meals, boring snacks, and not enough food in the house, but we must stay on budget. My budget is $450. September’s Assignments.

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Choose Thrift First – April Meeting

Family Balance Sheet

In 2015 I’m challenging myself to rethink purchases by taking advantage of more cost effective solutions like borrowing, buying second hand, or just making do with what we already have. We have some hefty financial goals this year and this is just one more way for me to squeeze more from our budget. How did you do in April?

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What We Ate This Week on Our Budget 04.23.15

Family Balance Sheet

Every Friday, I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Currently our monthly budget is $500 for my family of 4. Friday: I’m buying a rotisserie chicken from Costco and making Burrito Bowls. I am getting better at putting leftovers in the freezer if we don’t eat them before they go bad.

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5 Steps to Saving Money Using Just Envelopes

Couponing 101

So starting on April 1, I’m holding myself to a strict spending limit using the envelope budget method. If that sounds like a system you would benefit from, read on for my step by step guide on how to use the envelope budget method to save money. Step 2: Determine Your Budget. Step 3: Fill Your Envelope.

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Marnie's Coupon-a-ram-a: Do a Budget Check Up

Marnies Coupon-a-rama

Do a Budget Check Up. It never hurts to do a budget check up. April 6 - April 13 (31). March 30 - April 6 (43). April 28 - May 5 (27). April 21 - April 28 (27). April 14 - April 21 (27). April 7 - April 14 (27). March 31 - April 7 (21). April 29 - May 6 (32).