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How We Frugal-ed in June 2023

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My goal has always been to live well on less while achieving our big financial goals. Airlines Refund of $400 + $200 credit We flew to Florida in March to visit family. Coming home, the flight from Florida to Philadelphia was delayed causing us to miss the only flight from Philly to Harrisburg for the day.

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Find Out How Ruth and Her Husband Paid off Their Mortgage

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We live in Florida. It’s easy to get visitors when you live in Florida! We paid off the remainder of our mortgage, which was about $150,000, as well as some law school loans, and a car loan. What are your financial goals now? My name is Ruth, and my husband’s name is Chuck. I also like to garden.

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Find out How Drew & Farrah Paid off $200k of debt, including their HOME

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Farrah would say “lets buy new couches” or “I want the car payment done by October”. Drew would figure out the numbers and shuffle things around and brainstorm ways to make the money or sell something to get the goal accomplished. We took a mini vacation to Florida. What are your financial goals now?

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How Angela & Jeff paid off $58,000 of Debt in 2 Years

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We also had four credit cards, two lines of credit, and a car loan. We’re looking forward to going back to our annual trips to Florida, except this time we’ll be saving up and paying for those trips with cash rather than putting them on the credit card, and hope and pray that we can find a way to pay for it later.

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Find out how Jessica paid off $56,000 of student loans, credit cards, and a car loan.

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My childhood was split between Florida, Ohio and Minnesota. I am now back living in South Florida. I had $29,000 in MBA student loans, $14,000 in credit cards, and $13,000 in a car loan. Re-examine and shop around for car insurance every so often – I saved $1200 this past year for the same coverage.

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Allstate Insurance Review 2024 | Bankrate

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Allstate car insurance In our Allstate insurance review, Allstate car insurance received a Bankrate Score of 3.9 Drivers may even consider classic car insurance or rideshare insurance if they drive a vehicle that requires more tailored coverage. annual auto insurance premium for full coverage: $2,630 Avg. except California.