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Put Your Budget on a Diet: Saving Money by Living Medium

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

“How to Live Large and Have Fun”, “How to Spend Millions on Credit and Never Pay a Dime”, “Live Large and On Charge…Cards”, “Living High on the Hog: The Art of Budget Busting”…these are all titles of fictitious books, but they might as well be bestsellers. Buy Store Brands. How To Be a Frugal Family Being frugal these days is very important.

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5 Steps to CRUSH Debt + FREE Debt Payoff Goal Tracker

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I had no problem shopping at a thrift store, avoiding restaurants, and not having cable TV, but I didn’t want to give up camping and watching my daughters’ swim meets. What do you value most in life, and what are you ok with temporarily cutting out of your budget? We said NO to a lot, and that isn’t fun.

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Working Moms on a Budget: 5 Tips for Thrifty Business Fashion

Saving Cents With Sense

It can be tough to dress yourself on a budget when you have children. Thrift Shopping. With your wardrobe in mind, start with thrift stores. Thrift stores are not the dusty, smelly places of the past. If you shop at the department store, make sure you’re cruising for end of season deals. All rights reserved.

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Take Control of Your Money in 2015

Family Balance Sheet

Choose Thrift First Challenge. In 2014, the Grocery Budget Challenge encouraged us to keep our grocery spending in line and to be creative with our meal planning so that we do not over-spend. In 2015, the monthly challenge will be the Choose Thrift First Challenge. Weekly Meals on a Budget. Budget Financial Freedom'

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Meet a Reader | Midwest Andrea

The Frugal Girl

My wedding dress, thrifted! But now that I’ve progressed in my practice these 5 years, and have the room in my budget, I have a $130 mat, a few sets of nice yoga clothes, and $2500 teacher training. I live in the Midwest with my fiancé (soon to be husband in March!), I mostly work remotely which is very, very nice.