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Financial Success: It’s Not Always About Your Income

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

It’s not about a higher income; it’s about what you do with your money. We also had bills and other obligations. This means that after we take care of retirement and emergency fund contributions, and after everything else is taken care of, we have enough to do what we like. We live in a low-cost area.

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How I’m Managing our Family Budget during the Pandemic

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I set up a strategy years ago to pay for those yearly expenses , so thankfully, there’s money for these bills and we won’t fall behind. My kids usually have many activities in the evenings and my husband works until about 6:30, so family dinners together usually just happened on weekends, so this has been a treat.

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