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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. Ibotta is a cash back app and I took advantage of a lot of their grocery offers in February. Any money I earn from Ibotta goes back into my grocery budget.

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Where we found money in April

Family Balance Sheet

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. These types of refunds are few and far between today, especially with the grocery apps such as Ibotta, which make refunds much easier.

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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.

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How to Recognize the Hidden Costs of Christmas & Trim the Fat

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If you’ve got dishes to prepare for the office potluck, dinner at the in-laws and Christmas morning breakfast—in addition to your annual holiday baking—you’ve got some big grocery bills that figure into the cost of Christmas. Start the New Year off right by making a commitment to save money and pay off debt.

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How Angela & Jeff paid off $58,000 of Debt in 2 Years

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Before we left I was already feeling stressed from juggling 8 payments on top of our regular household bills and expenses. I knew that we had to do something different because we made a decent family income, but had nothing to show for it except for the mountain of bills that I had laid out in front of me.

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How to Save Money in 2016

Saving Cents With Sense

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. Through lay offs, new jobs, new schools, illness, and everything else involved with a family, we have had our ups and downs. How to know if coupons double. and much more.