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How We Frugal-ed in June 2023

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2 – We opened up high-interest savings accounts and earned $250 in interest. We are in what I call our “shovel season of life” Our oldest daughter leaves for college in the fall of 2024 and we have a big savings goal to hit before then. 4 – Credit Card Rewards – $241.78

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Create a Gift Giving Fund | 31 Days to Organize Your Finances

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Download another budget (but save under a different name) for your other yearly gift giving. There are birthdays, anniversaries,weddings, babies, graduations, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Valentine’s Day and many more days to plan for. Gift giving isn’t just a December sport.

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Revenge Spending and Other Married Money Tricks

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A few real life examples of revenge spending: English rock star Liam Gallagher (of bands Oasis and Beady Eye) had an affair with an American Journalist and fathered a child by her. I wanted to buy a nice TV so I had to save up for it. To do so, I opened a joint savings account with my Mom and made sure hubby never saw the statements.

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