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Where I found money in February

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Yep, I found a $20 bill on a morning run at the beach! I have used the extra money to pay off debt, fund family trips, or build up our Christmas savings. I’m saving my plasma money for summer trips and activities. Any money I earn from Ibotta goes back into my grocery budget. Rakuten: $233.93.

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Where we found money in April

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Yep, I found a $20 bill while running on the beach! I have used the extra money to pay off debt, fund family trips, or build up our Christmas savings. Years ago during our Debt Freedom Plan, I avoided using credit cards, not because we had credit card debt, but I was trying to limit our overall spending.

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Where I found EXTRA Money in May 2021

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Yep, I found a $20 bill while running on the beach! I have used the extra money to pay off debt, fund family trips, or build up our Christmas savings. This money was put into my Christmas Savings account. Over the years, I have found money through rebates, refunds, online sales, and even the ground.

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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. To get started, gather the following: pencil.

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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

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As part of his baby steps, he does not advocate contributing to retirement until after you’ve paid off non-mortgage debts and saved 3-6 months of expenses in an emergency fund. When I first heard Dave Ramsey talk about holding off on retirement contributions, I shrugged it off. Groceries. Restaurants.

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2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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We ran the numbers of the purchase and they looked great on paper, but paper doesn’t account for a new server, a roof leak, unexpected medical bills, and other calamities. To ease my anxiety about our new loans, we took the Financial Peace University home course and it changed how we thought about debt. DONE – 6/1/2014.

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How to Save Money in 2016

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My faith is in the Lord and where He will lead us… 2016 will also be a year where my family can start putting more in savings, too. I know many of you are in similar situations of needed to save, but wanting to pay off debt, and eventually be able to put money in savings. Saving Money on Haircuts.