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How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!)

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Many years ago, our cash flow sucked, we put Christmas on a credit card, and I wasn’t sure how I was going to pay for a large tax bill. I came up with strategies to help us pay for yearly bills, large expenses, and we were able to pay off debts. We got back on track with planning our spending and we were able to breathe again.

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5 Easy Budget Categories to Reduce

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And my absolute #1 way to save money at the grocery store is to PLAN OUR MEALS. If you make this one simple change, you will reduce your grocery spending substantially. When you walk into a grocery store with a plan, you eliminate impulse & duplicate purchases. Meal planning really is that effective.

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10 Smart Ways to Become Debt Free

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Maureen saved hundreds by tracking her spending to see where she was blowing money. She cut her cable bill in half, rewrote her car and house insurance saving her $300, stopped the coffee runs, eliminated her dry cleaning bill. She says, bartering is a fun and creative way to get what she needed without spending money.

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