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Start Small; Dream Big: Achieving Financial Security From Small Beginnings

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What about holidays, cars, homes, designer clothes, retirement? Bobbi started cooking at home instead of always dining out. “I I discovered I really love to cook. Rowan says that the best thing he did to achieve his dream of retiring by age forty, was to educate himself on all things financial.

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How this Couple Eliminated $180,000 of Debt in 12 Months!

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My husband is finishing his Bachelors degree in Management this year as I continue to pursue my degree in Education. No new clothes, no vacation, no extra anything. We started cooking at home more, a big issue for us was eating out. So we would cook at home and take leftovers for lunch the next day.

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Keeping it Simple: Strategies for Financial Security

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

This can be as simple as forgoing dinner out sometimes and cooking at home more; taking your lunch from home sometimes instead of always buying it; and the oldie but goodie – giving up one expensive Starbucks coffee a day. One of the simplest things you can do is to educate yourself about financial matters.

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