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How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!)

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Many years ago, our cash flow sucked, we put Christmas on a credit card, and I wasn’t sure how I was going to pay for a large tax bill. I came up with strategies to help us pay for yearly bills, large expenses, and we were able to pay off debts. During that time, I started to budget for everything.

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It Really Does Get Better

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Miss T, in her post “ Remember, Slow and Steady Wins the Race ” states “After failing [to get out of debt] a couple times, I came to the realization that I needed a new plan, one that was attainable and manageable for the long term. Paying off debt is great but having no quality of life in the process is not the way to do it.

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