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5 Easy Budget Categories to Reduce

Family Balance Sheet

In fact, there was a time that I rarely cooked over the weekends, because we ate out so often. Find a fitness video series that you enjoy and rent from the library or purchase. Shopping the sale racks at your favorite store is always an option, but there are two ways to find even better deals on clothing. Dining Out.

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20 Tips for Frugal Living

For the Mommas

Rent instead of own. If you calculate your mortgage interest, the cost of insurance and maintenance, buying can be much more expensive than renting. And if you rent, save money and then invest the difference. Shop around at garage sales, thrift stores and online classifieds for furniture and other household items.

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Budget Friendly Camping for the Whole Family

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You don’t need to drive cross country on a rented RV or else your trip will be super expensive. If not, go to a local thrift store or go online on eBay/Craigslist and get yourself one. Bring food that won’t easily spoil and that’s easy to cook. Save on Gas and Transportation.

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Meet a Reader | M from the PNW

The Frugal Girl

Learning how to cook well has saved us a significant amount of money, and made us healthier. Over the years I’ve become a good home cook. I used to garage sale quite a bit for my kids’ toddler and preschool clothes but as they’ve gotten bigger and pickier I have better luck finding what they’ll wear in their size at the thrift store.

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Meet a Reader | AF in Virginia

The Frugal Girl

Luckily, my little is starting to enjoy some of these activities – like picking the peaches from our tree, grocery shopping, baking/cooking, and gardening and I love spending time with her doing these activities too! It’s food that we have that I’ve cooked or otherwise acquired ? It’s fun and also horizon expanding. Dinner is dinner!

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10 Smart Ways to Become Debt Free

Family Balance Sheet

She offered to do people’s taxes, or get their bookkeeping organized in exchange for a discount on her rent, or car repairs. ” Brian’s family packed their lunches, cooked meals at home, and shopped with a list to avoid overspending and wasting money. Olivia shops the ads and sales at affordable stores to plan her menu.

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