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5 Ways to Trim Your Budget For Your Child’s College Fund

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Building a college finance fund takes dedication and consistency. When your children are college age, they can always get a private student loan. Here are 5 ways to trim your budget for your child’s college funds. Going to the movies, having drinks with friends, or going to paid sporting events can be expensive.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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If you are self-employed, work for a company or in an industry that is unstable, or maybe you or someone in your family has medical issues, you might want to save 6-12 months of expenses. He took the truck to our mechanic because a dashboard light came on. But the truth is, we have the money. How would you pay for an unexpected car repair?

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Chit Chat: 06.17.18

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Here’s a peek at what’s going on with me, my family, and our life. The restaurant isn’t exactly kid-friendly and we were waiting for the right time to use. In fact, my husband said to me on Saturday morning as we headed out the door for a morning of yard saling, “I had a really good week!”

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Enjoy Life, Save Money – Use your Work Job Perks!

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Many job perks are available to the entire employee population while others may be offered to select groups – such as executive management or client facing sales staff, or even just to those in the know. took no sick days) you received a first class ticket to where ever you wanted to go for you and your immediate family.

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

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Tell us about you and your family. We have a family of 4. We love to shoot photos and videos and focus on family and a healthy marriage. I am a big Dave Ramsey fan and I often listen to his show while I’m cooking dinner. Please welcome Drew & Farrah. They write a personal blog, Where Love Takes Us. Where are you from?

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

I am so impressed by the amount of biking and walking she and her family do, especially since it’s the functional sort, to get yourself from point A to point B. ” Sunrise on Lake Michigan I’ve moved a LOT – not as much as a military family, perhaps, but quite a bit for someone my age! K in her dance costume 2.

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Meet a Reader | Kim from Iowa

The Frugal Girl

I had been at my previous job for 17 years (straight out of college) and it had turned into a very toxic situation. Today we’re meeting a Midwestern reader who only occasionally masquerades as Mrs. Potato Head. ? I love the midwest and still live in Iowa, but now live in a suburb of the capital city (about 215,000 people).

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