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Four Easy Ways to Save on Basic Necessities

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The American culture is wrought with excessive spending so it is no surprise that the typical household overspends on necessities such as food, gas, utilities, and phone usage. How to Save Money on Food. You cannot avoid spending money on food. When cooking at home, try to reduce meat consumption to save money.

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

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One evening my husband came home from work and mentioned that he forget to get gas in his truck on the way home. So I offered to take his truck to the gas station and get him some gas so he could get to work in the morning. It was 11:30PM and the first gas station I went to was closed.

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Interview with a Self-Made Millionaire

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We shopped at garage sales, turned down the heat, combined errands to use less gas, didn’t buy a lot of prepared food, cooked at home and the like. We especially never put anything consumable (like gas, food, eating out, movies and etc) on a credit card. Peggy: Oh yes! The Spectrum Group.

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