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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 04.17.15

Family Balance Sheet

Every Friday, I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Currently our monthly budget is $500 for my family of 4. I think that was his polite way of saying, “give us a break with the tacos.” It was a tasty dinner and VERY budget-friendly. I ordered pizza. Tuesday: Turkey Tacos.

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The Christmas Gift Exchange Game

Family Balance Sheet

Does it cause stress and overwhelm to your sanity and your budget? I belong to many frugal living Facebook groups and so often people rant about how expensive and overwhelming gift giving can be for the extended family. It’s a fun way to still have gift giving at your Christmas gathering, but keep your costs down.

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Unintended Consequences

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

In the annual meeting, the members have to approve the budget for the year, which included the staining, a $60 a month increase in fees and no improvement projects. These members also never look at the budget, and didn’t initially understand that their pet projects weren’t in it. Don’t you hate politics!

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Brussels / Belgium attacks -The Awful Event that happened

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Give Peace A Chance ! As you all know, I run a couponing / budgeting site. The politics was also fun to get to know. One thing about Belgium, protests happen often and they are peaceful. I remember quite a few protests that happened when I lived there and they were all peaceful. it was awful. I used to live in Belgium.

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The Cost of Financial Freedom

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Our personal, religious and political freedoms can seep away slowly without us ever realizing we are giving them up. A periodic review of your spending habits and income sources along with a livable budget can help you remain vigilant. It doesn’t necessarily take money to build a meaningful and pleasant life.

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Additional Income Needed: Work for Others or Yourself?

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Following on from my previous post on Starting Your Own Website , Holly from Coupon Croc is guest posting with some additional tips and ideas: When you have trimmed all you can from your budget and still find little room to breathe, you might look for ways to increase your income. Would you give it a try? Enjoy this site?

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Spring Reading List

Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

Now she is showing us how to entertain with grace, elegance and on a budget in her latest book that was released last month. Organizational management guru and consultant to some of the most powerful companies in the Fortune 500, Karissa Thacker gives you insight on how to stay true to yourself while being an effective leader.