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How To Get Your Budget To Balance

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We all know that one of the best personal finance strategies is to have a budget and you’ve probably tried to create one at some time. Maybe you’re like me and could never get the budget to balance; I always had more expenditure than income and couldn’t see how I was going to be able to cut expenses. Credit Cards.

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Children’s Music on a Budget

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Here are a few thoughts on giving your child access to music on a budget. They are made by tracing a guitar shape onto hefty cardboard, with pencils to hold the rubber band strings up off the board. What suggestions do you have for parents to give music experiences to their children without breaking the budget? Go Frugal'

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Walmart: $1.93 Sara Lee Fruit Pie, $2.98 Boost 4-packs and $1.97 Hefty Trash Bags

Coupons Do Work

Buy one Hefty Ultra Strong Tall Kitchen Bags 20ct $4.88. Get $1/1 cashback from Ibotta for buying Hefty Tall Kitchen Bags. Use one $1/1 Hefty Trash Bags Printable Coupon. or one $1/1 Hefty Tall Kitchen Trash Bags Package 10/30 RP. Buy one Hefty Renew Tall Kitchen Bags 13gal 20ct $3.97. per bottle!).

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How to Save Money Fast – My Top 20 Tips

Penny Pinchin' Mom

Create a Budget You guys know me by now; you know I am all about creating and sticking to a family budget. You can even use a budgeting app if you need a little more support reaching your financial goal. As per your budget, how much do you need to use every week? I can, however, help you with the plan.

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Introducing the 2013 Christmas Savings Club

Family Balance Sheet

Unless it's paid with cash, that is one hefty credit card bill come January. Before the first meeting on January 25th, there's a little bit of prep work to do on your end: Step 1: Create a Christmas Gift Budget. On the budget, list all of your purchases for Christmas 2012 gifts and add up the total. I created one on Excel.

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Take Control of YOUR Money in 2016

Family Balance Sheet

I’m not ready to divulge the loan amount, but it is hefty, and paying it off by the end of 2016 is a long shot. It is possible to eat well on a limited grocery budget. I’ll explore new ways to save money at the grocery store and based on positive feedback, I’ll continue posting What We Ate on Our Budget on Fridays.

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5 Apps to Help Manage Your Money

Saving Cents With Sense

It’s another late night of trying to juggle the finances and balance the budget. Track all of your checking, savings, credit card and IRA accounts while keeping tabs on our budget. While this app, which is free on iOS and Android, has all the standard tools like budget and bill tracking, it offers an added punch for frequent travelers.

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