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How We Frugal-ed in June 2023

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2 – We opened up high-interest savings accounts and earned $250 in interest. We are in what I call our “shovel season of life” Our oldest daughter leaves for college in the fall of 2024 and we have a big savings goal to hit before then. The gift cards were for Father’s Day and some June birthday gifts.

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Yes Virginia, There is a Money Tree

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Figure out what you need to live and put the rest in a secure account. Put the holiday gift of cash into your account. Put the savings you made at the grocery with coupons into the savings account. We have enough to live on from other sources and an emergency fund. But it pays off!

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Easy Ways to Build Up Your Savings

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As the time passed, I was able to figure out ways to save more money and stay on top of my finances. Extra Income Goes Into Savings. I put $25 per paycheck into my savings account every second Friday. If you sold something, for instance, on Craigslist for $30, put that into your savings right away.

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

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emergency fund, so we started throwing what little extra we had straight. friends or family to save on housing costs, and we put a little bit from. each check into a savings account. had a small amount already saved for a tiny vacation. daughter’s tenth birthday. Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living?

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