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8 Action Steps for a Frugal February!

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How are you doing with the financial goals you made for 2023? Unfortunately, many people abandon their New Year’s goals by mid-January and everything goes downhill from there. So I am declaring a Frugal February. The goal is to be extremely intentional with our money, so we can put more toward our financial goals.

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Frugal February

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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. It was a great feeling to make that payment, and to continue the momentum I want to double down on our financial goal. So I am declaring a Frugal February.

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How We Frugal-ed in June 2023

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Frugal living is not about deprivation. My goal has always been to live well on less while achieving our big financial goals. This update includes how we frugal-ed in April, May, and June. Both our CD and high-interest savings account are FDIC-insured and are at banks that we trust. And how is this frugal?

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Frugal Friday 11.11.2016

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It’s Frugal Friday: A recap of how we frugal-ed our way through the week so that we have more money to put towards our financial goals. Maybe even pick up a few extra to donate to the local food banks. Frugal Resources: Is it your turn to roast the Thanksgiving turkey this year? It’s going to be okay!

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Frugal Friday: Cheap Turkeys for the Win! 11.18.16

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It’s Frugal Friday: A recap of how we frugal-ed our way through the week so that we have more money to put towards our financial goals. And at that price, it’s an easy way to make a big impact by donating to your local food banks. How did you live frugally this week? We finally have heat at our house!

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Get your FREE Family Balance Sheet Excel Spreadsheet

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The spreadsheet listed our short-term and long-term account balances, our debts, and our short-term and long-term financial goals. We are working towards some pretty big financial goals and we’ve hit quite a few already. This house was less than what the bank said we could afford.

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Start Planning and Budgeting for Summer TODAY!

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Museums on Us – This program offers Bank of America and Merrill credit and debit cardholders the opportunity to receive one free general admission to more than 225 of the most popular cultural institutions in the United States on the first full weekend of every month. 40 Homemade Popsicle Recipes. 40 Summer Desserts. 25 Burger Recipes.

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