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Our Big Financial Goal for 2016

Family Balance Sheet

I have made a pact with myself that if I don’t already own something that I need, I will either: make do with what I have, find said item at a thrift store, borrow, or forget about it. I want to go through our basement, closets, and garage to look for unused items that we can sell. I think I’ll survive.

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"Potential Accomplishments" and The Natural Magic of List-Making: Creating a Master~List

Frugal Luxuries

need to descale the glass shower doors in master bath using a citric acid solution Continue going through and organizing all my old F rugal Times: Making-Do With Dignity and Frugal Luxuries newsletters along with my collection of vintage ephemera. well as a thorough vacuuming via the wet-dry vac.then spot clean ing.of the carpet.

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

Family Balance Sheet

I want to challenge myself to rethink our purchases by taking advantage of more cost effective solutions, like borrowing, buying second hand, or just making do with what we already have. I want to go through our basement, closets, and garage to look for unused items that we can sell. Choose Thrift First. Plan our Spending.

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Meet a Reader | Mbmom11, in the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

I volunteer at my kids’ school at lunch time and other events. He is also thrifty and is much better at budgeting than I. It’s not a big splurge, but I take my kids at home out to McDonald’s for lunch once a week. (I’ve I’ve been doing it for 28 years now?) A cake with a perfect swirl!