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8 Action Steps for a Frugal February!

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Unfortunately, many people abandon their New Year’s goals by mid-January and everything goes downhill from there. February is a good month to hit the reset button and go back to that feeling of anticipated accomplishment that we had on January 1st when we made our goals. So I am declaring a Frugal February. Say that 5 times!)

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It’s Not Too Late to Save for the Holidays

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Eating out is usually a large expense for most people. If you stop eating out for four weeks, you may have as much as $100 to $300 set aside for gifts, depending on how frequently you eat out. And come January, remember that saving a little bit each week for the entire year is a much easier way to go.

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Frugal February

Family Balance Sheet

How did you do with your financial goals in January? We have only one financial goal for 2019 and we made some progress in January. This is to keep out any trolls and help to keep the group a safe and encouraging place.). Do you know how much money is flowing in and out of your bank accounts? Say that 5 times!).

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One Month of Spending Zero

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January No-Spend Challenge Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to spend ZERO this month. I realize we’re halfway through January already, but I’d love to have you join me in this challenge! I’ll share how we are managing our challenge to ourselves to spend NOTHING in the month of January. Challenge accepted!

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Yakezie Carnival – Credit Cards Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MoneySmartGuides : The Real Cost of Eating Out – I was looking over my budget for the previous month and something stood out. After checking and rechecking and I discover the real cost of eating out! Consumers are getting more wiser and January has also become a hot month for retail therapy.