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How I’m Managing our Family Budget during the Pandemic

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How I’m managing our family budget during the Pandemic: We pay ourselves at the beginning of each month, so when this crisis started in mid-March, we were covered for the month. Budget items we are temporarily stopping for now: EVERYTHING ELSE! Are you working from home? Are you working in the front lines of this crisis?

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Introducing the 2014 Grocery Budget Challenge

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Are you spending more on groceries every month than your budget allows? This year, I need to reduce our monthly grocery spending to $450 a month to stay within our overall budget I have planed for 2014. Why YOU should participate in the Grocery Budget Challenge: 1. To help you stay within your grocery budget on a monthly basis.

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Grocery Budget Challenge | February Meeting

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The Goal of the Grocery Budget Challenge is to be creative with our meal planning and grocery shopping so that we do not over-spend. We don’t want to make our families miserable with bland meals, boring snacks, and not enough food in the house, but we must stay on budget. How did we do in February?

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What An Auto Loan Is And How It Works

Savings Corner

How auto loans work There are three financing options to choose from: dealer financing, car loans from banks or credit unions and loans from online lenders. You can do your shopping and financing in one spot. Online lenders may be more likely to work with borrowers with subpar credit scores. To save, choose a shorter term.

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Easy & Budget Friendly Meal Planning

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At Build A Menu, they have recipes I can choose from, pick the store I want to shop at and tell me what I need to buy, how easy is that? Well, I says it’s easy enough for me and loving they way it all works. Easy & Budget Friendly Meal Planning. Step 3: Is where it goes to work for you. Click To Tweet.

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HELOC Vs Home Equity Loan: How Do They Work?

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Let’s look more closely at how HELOCs and home equity loans work, and how to determine which would work best for you. This might help shield your budget from fluctuating-rate increases. This unpredictability could wreak havoc on your budget. Source link The post HELOC Vs Home Equity Loan: How Do They Work?

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How to Make a Coupon Shopping List

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This post will teach you how to create an effective coupon shopping list. Hopefully after reading this, your weekly shopping trip will become something to look forward to. Set a Budget. The first thing you need to do is set your budget. Then you need to divide that budget into two categories: needs and stockpile.

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