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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. The goal of Frugal February is NOT to feel deprived, .

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Start Planning and Budgeting for Summer TODAY!

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Check your local community calendar, library, parks & recreation department, church, and parks. Many local towns, libraries, malls, and fire halls host carnivals and festivals as fundraisers. Summer Reading Program at the Library – Check your local library for their summer reading programs. Visit an orchard.

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How Krystal and Josh paid off $80k in 4 years!

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errand every two weeks to stop by the bank, but the benefits far. bank account and we BOTH know what is there so we can BOTH use it wisely. What are your financial goals now? Or rent it from the library. talked about what went out that day, what was coming up, or if something. categories. It was only a five minute.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

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Box are some of my favorite authors) and I use the library to borrow both regular books and electronic resources. Alan and I are now completely retired and financially secure, but it was our frugal ways that got us here, and our habits have not changed. The banking experience helped, and I educated myself on investing as a young adult.

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Find out how Richard paid off $40,000 of debt

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It was getting to the point that as soon as I got paid, covered my monthly bills and made the required debt repayments my bank account was back to zero again. It really was no way to live; constantly worrying about a surprise bill dropping through the door and how I could handle even the slightest financial emergency.

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