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How We Frugal-ed in July 2022

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Our financial goals are still important to us and we want to hit them regardless of the rising prices. I have been packing my freezer with breakfast sausage, chicken, and Italian sausage–all marked down 40-50% off. Plasma Donations: $420. I earned $420 from 5 donations and a $50 bonus in the month of July.

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How We Frugal-ed in August 2022

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For starters, I didn’t donate plasma this month and that is usually my biggest source of extra cash. I’m always looking for ways to save my family money to not only help us get through current higher food and gas prices but also to help us achieve our big financial goals. But in the end, $155 is still a gift.

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Frugal Friday: Cheap Turkeys for the Win! 11.18.16

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It’s Frugal Friday: A recap of how we frugal-ed our way through the week so that we have more money to put towards our financial goals. For breakfast this week , I cooked up several packages of breakfast sausage that I found marked down breakfast sausage at the grocery store on Sunday. How We Saved this Week: 1.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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Recently I tried something completely new to me and earned $1000 in less than 3 months by donating plasma–see the details in #14. 4 – Skip the AM drive-thru and eat breakfast at home. If you find yourself hitting the drive-thru on your way to work, start making your breakfast and brewing your coffee at home.

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

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smoothies for breakfast on the go. What are your financial goals now? trips, donating to our church, helping friends in need. Use all the food you have, and freeze it if you know you won’t use it up before it expires. fruit is about to go bad, chop it up and stick it in the freezer to add to.

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