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10 Ideas to Find Cash for Christmas

Family Balance Sheet

The season of family, faith, food, and…shopping… collective sigh… The spending part of Christmas can get crazy, so I’ve come up with a list of ideas to find some extra cash for your Christmas spending if you’re coming up short. Enough was enough and we have since changed our ways of budgeting for Christmas gifts.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

Follow these three action steps and the list of ideas below to find the cash for your fund. Now it’s time to FIND THE MONEY! 25 Ways to Find Money for your Emergency Fund. To kick start your emergency fund savings, take the next 31 days and challenge yourself to find $1000. 1 – Determine how much you need.

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20 Fun (& Budget-Friendly) Christmas Activities

Family Balance Sheet

20 Fun (& Budget-Friendly) Christmas Activities. Pop some popcorn, snuggle up with blankets and find some hilarious Christmas movies on Netflix, cable or rent from the library. Make Christmas Crafts to Give as Gifts. Before my girls were in elementary school, we did a lot of crafts. Plan a Movie Night In.

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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. Busy Bee Kids Crafts has a bunch of ideas, one of which is making paper plate tambourines. For the more sophisticated, try crafting a vegetable instrument or band. Find A Used Instrument. Make Musical Instruments From Household Items. Go Frugal'

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How to Host a Bridal Shower on a Budget

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If a friend or family member is getting married, you may find yourself wrapped up in the excitement and romance of it all. Read on to learn our favorite money-saving tricks to host a bridal shower on a budget! A venue can take a good chunk of your budget, but it’s also one of the easiest places to cut expenses.

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Six Ways to Plan a Wedding on a Budget

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Wedding planning on a budget may seem like a difficult task to tackle without appearing tacky, but it can be done. Below are some wedding planning on a budget tips that may just give you financially stress-free “I do’s”. If you have a friend who’s into the baking business, you can ask him or her to make your wedding cake as well.

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20 Fun & Budget-Friendly Summer Activities

Family Balance Sheet

Here are 20 ideas that are family friendly, fun, and easy on the budget. My family has had fun with most of these activities locally, but a quick Google search will help you find locations and destinations near you. Find a free court, borrow or buy rackets and go play some tennis. Build, Grow, Craft & Read.

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