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How We Frugal-ed in June 2023

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Instead, I look for creative ways to save my family money in all aspects of our lives. 2 – We opened up high-interest savings accounts and earned $250 in interest. We got a late start on saving for college so a large portion of our college savings has been sitting in our checking account earning zilch.

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How to Build your Emergency Fund

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Life suddenly changed for most of us in March 2020 and this past year of the pandemic has reinforced how important an emergency fund is. If you’re able, maybe use some of your stimulous money to put towards building an emergency fund. What helped us through that time was the money we had saved in our emergency account.

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Christmas Savings Club | July 2019

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You can read the previous posts on my progress here , but here’s a recap of the variety of ways I’ve found the money since February: In February, I received a check from Ebates for $40.92. This is money I earned from my Christmas shopping last year, so it’s appropriate that I apply it to my Christmas savings.

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Christmas Savings Club | August September 2019

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You can read the previous posts on my progress here , but here’s a recap of the variety of ways I’ve found the money since February: In February, I received a check from Ebates for $40.92. This is money I earned from my Christmas shopping last year, so it’s appropriate that I apply it to my Christmas savings.

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Christmas Savings Club | June 2019

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So far I’ve found the money in a variety of ways since February: In February, I received a check from Ebates for $40.92. This is money I earned from my Christmas shopping last year, so it’s appropriate that I apply it to my Christmas savings. I added the check to our savings. Read: My Ebates Review. How did I do in June?

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Christmas Savings Club | May 2019

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So far I’ve found the money in a variety of ways since February: In February, I received a check from Ebates for $40.92. This is money I earned from my Christmas shopping last year, so it’s appropriate that I apply it to my Christmas savings. I added the check to our savings. Read: My Ebates Review. How did I do in May?

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Christmas Savings Club | October 2019

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However by late summer, I found it easier to set aside the money directly from our budget. You can read the previous posts on my progress here , but here’s a recap of the variety of ways I’ve found the money since February: In February, I received a check from Ebates for $40.92. I added the check to our savings.

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