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Summer Staycation Ideas: Enjoy the U.S. on a Budget

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Reno (& Northern), Nevada ~ Premeditated Leftovers. Erie, Pennsylvania ~ Growing Kids Ministry. Bryan/College Station, Texas ~ How to Homeschool My Child. Kansas City, Missouri/Kansas ~ Kansas City Mamas. Southern Missouri ~ Getting Freedom. Omaha, Nebraska ~ Family Fun in Omaha. Syracuse, New York ~ I am THAt Lady.

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Chit Chat: 06.17.18

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We used gift cards on 3 nights, ate leftovers on 1 night, and grilled burgers on the last night. I also had a large vertical trellis for growing squash, cantaloupe, and watermelons. We want to help pay for our daughters’ college. We sent them off on Monday morning and they came home Saturday afternoon.

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How to Save Money Fast – My Top 20 Tips

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Whether you are looking to save extra money for your emergency fund and potential unexpected expense, a new kitchen, or your kids’ college tuition—you name it—you will require self-discipline and a plan to reach any financial goal. Instead, put that leftover cash into your savings accounts. It’s an actual need.

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We always account for one night for a date night out and one or two nights to take care of leftovers. If you are a growing family, how do you plan for more than two? After graduating college, I packed up my car and moved to Arizona for a job that was supposed to last five months. Next, I pick the meals.

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

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For 20 or so years I’ve been homeschooling my kids, and am now down to about 1 1/2 (one full-time homeschooler, and one doing College Credit Plus with some support). We also want to get our kids through college without them having loans to pay back, and we are 1 out of 4 on that so far! Also, growing our own food.

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Meet a Reader | Kim from Iowa

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I had been at my previous job for 17 years (straight out of college) and it had turned into a very toxic situation. Growing up we tended to be a paycheck-to-paycheck family. I’d send some to my nieces to help with their college expenses and would donate half to our local food pantry.

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Meet a Reader | AF in Virginia

The Frugal Girl

Sewing holes in clothes, using up leftovers before they go bad, finding free activities for my little on the weekends, checking buy nothing or marketplace before purchasing- I am always just looking for ways to spend money. What’s the easiest/hardest part of being frugal? The easiest part – it comes naturally to me at this point.

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