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The Final Day of 31 Days to Find $1000 ~ How Did You Do?

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80 from the sale of the Wii. $50 55 from our yard sale. $75 75 from reducing our spending and declaring October a “needs” only month. $25 Day 2: Have a Yard Sale. Day 3: Sell Your Big Stuff on Craigslist. Day 14: Reduce Your Grocery Spending without Sacrificing Quality. 50 returns. $57

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Christmas Savings Club | June Meeting

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Here are a few ideas to quickly make up the shortfall: Host a yard sale. Or sell some bigger items on Craigslist. Or challenge yourself to reduce your grocery spending by your shortfall. If you have not done so, open up a separate checking account specifically for your Christmas Spending Savings. Cut your cable TV.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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2 – Reduce your grocery spending without sacrificing quality. Do you know how much you spend on groceries each month? Groceries is the easiest budget category to overspend. It’s also very easy to reduce your grocery spending just by planning your meals. 15 – Have a yard sale.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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2 – Reduce your grocery spending without sacrificing quality. Can you answer this question, how much do you spend on groceries each month? If you do not know the answer, then there is a good chance you are over spending. The easiest way to reduce your grocery spending is to plan your meals.

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10 Smart Ways to Become Debt Free

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Carrie worked at H&R Block during tax season and flipped yard sale finds for a profit on eBay. Tracy put her sales commissions and tax returns towards debt. I have made hundreds of dollars at yard sales and usually use the money to pay for our vacation spending. They Managed their Grocery Spending.

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