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Saving Money on Food While On the Road

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Alcohol was dirt cheap in New Orleans, and transportation was a very small line on our budget in New York City. Even buying pre-made salads and entrees at the grocery store is substantially cheaper than eating out. Ways to Save on Travel Without Using Rewards Credit Cards How to Save on Food Costs When Traveling Stop Eating Out!

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How to Save Money When Traveling

Saving Everyday

Personally, I like having an overall budget because trying to keep track of what we spend every day stresses me out. We usually go with one empty credit card, put everything on that ONE card so it’s easy to keep track of, and try our best not to go over our spending goal. This one is a no-brainer!

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How Krystal and Josh paid off $80k in 4 years!

Family Balance Sheet

medical bills, a small credit card, both of our cars, and student loans. out and it gave us the momentum we needed to focus on all of our other. We tackled our small credit card balance, then our. because we aren’t eating out. We knew it would take us years to get out of debt!

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

One of the moves we made, out to Seattle, the only way we could make our budget work AND have me be home with our young kids, was to not own a vehicle at all. I transported my kids everywhere either by walking, biking, or taking the bus. We specifically chose a community with biking, walking, and public transportation infrastructure.

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How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!)

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Many years ago, our cash flow sucked, we put Christmas on a credit card, and I wasn’t sure how I was going to pay for a large tax bill. – Food: groceries, meals out, school lunches. – Transportation: loan payments, fuel, insurance, service/repairs, necessary parking/tolls.

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