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15 Smart Tips to Save Money When Eating Out

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Those days are long gone for us now as we’re working hard to cut corners and save money. But we still want to enjoy a meal out and do so about once a week, usually for lunch. It is possible to eat out without blowing your budget, it just takes a bit of planning and a few thrifty tips.

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How Krystal and Josh paid off $80k in 4 years!

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We committed to using a cash budget, and we talked daily at. When the second loan was paid off, we used everything to go towards. When the second loan was paid off, we used everything to go towards. and using all of our extra funds, like bonuses from work and tax returns, we were able to pay everything off in 4 years!

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Interview with a Self-Made Millionaire

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

For so long, we plodded along with next to nothing while our neighbors were running up their charge cards and using home equity loans to take vacations. We shopped at garage sales, turned down the heat, combined errands to use less gas, didn’t buy a lot of prepared food, cooked at home and the like. Peggy: Oh yes!

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Yakezie Carnival – Credit Cards Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

With so many different options out there, a consumer really can get overwhelmed and into trouble if they don’t know their credit card basics. MoneySmartGuides : The Real Cost of Eating Out – I was looking over my budget for the previous month and something stood out. Take a moment to watch them.