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7 Clever Ways Moms Used to Save Money

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If you do a weekly meal plan, you will know exactly what ingredients need to be bought during your next grocery shopping trip, including the ones you have and those you don’t. Unfortunately, many of us head out to the grocery stores armed with nothing but our credit card and a rough idea of what we need.

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How We Frugal-ed this Week: 10/12/18

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so that we have more money to put towards our financial goals. Every Sunday afternoon, I plan the meals and do my grocery shopping for the week. It was all clean when I put it in the closets last year, but I’m sure it will all have the stale closet smell. Our mission: Live WELL On LESS Money.

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My Word for 2019

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Our main financial goal is to pay off our last non-mortgage loan. It was a goal in 2018, but high medical bills and other financial challenges hindered our progress. Personally, I wanted a word that would encompass many of the things I’d like to accomplish this year. . My word for 2019 is REDUCE.

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