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How to Slash your Grocery Spending in 31 Days

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Is an unexpected expense threatening your bank account? Or maybe you’re trying to build your emergency savings account, or save for a vehicle? Day 3: Organize Your Refrigerator/Freezer. Need to find some wiggle room in your budget? 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending. Day 5: Create Back Up Meals.

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Competing With Yourself To Save On Utility Bills

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I view each month’s bill – whether it be from the water company, the electric utility, or the natural gas provider – as a way to gauge how well I am doing in my efforts to both conserve energy and save money. How much money do I get to keep in my bank account this month? Did I use less power than last month?

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Ways to Save Money on a Tight Budget

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Challenge yourself to use up everything you already have in your pantry, freezer, and refrigerator. Not only will you save money on groceries, but it also helps prevent food waste. Look at everything coming out of your bank account and ask yourself what you can cancel, and don’t pay for services that do the same thing.

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How to Simplify Your Life to Make it Better

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

What about the old refrigerator in the garage you only use when you have a party? I further simplified my life by making some changes to my banking. We had several different accounts and it seemed I was always juggling from one to another. As you de-clutter your home, consider more than simplifying your closets.

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Over 40 and Worried about Money? Start here!

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” Recently Go Banking Rates conducted two studies on savings rates with startling results. Almost 70% of Generation X have less than $1000 in personal savings account. *. of Generation X report a retirement savings account balance of $0.**. The plan hangs on our refrigerator.