Penny Pinchin' Mom

MARCH 11, 2024

So I would suggest using this method until you have your spending habits under control, and then you can go back to the credit cards. Put Away the Leftovers Another way to increase your savings quickly is to try as much as you can to save money from your designated weekly budget. Limit the amount you use every week.

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For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

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. And as an added bonus, leftovers make a great lunch the next day. Stop using your credit cards.

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

It started with $40,000 in consumer debt (vehicles, credit cards, small student loan) and then sold our home and eliminated the $140,000 of mortgage debt. Renting, not having super nice furniture or cars, having mismatched dishes and bedding. So we would cook at home and take leftovers for lunch the next day.

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 14, 2013

Every year, we split the rent on a beach condo with other family members to make a week away affordable for everyone involved. We also don’t want to come home to a credit card bill. Usually there is enough leftovers for the last night to be a ‘clean out the fridge’ night. Our summer destination of choice is the beach.

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Oreo Spiderweb cake There, I’d make everything from homemade bread to Steak Diane (seriously – my mom came to visit one time and bought $100 worth of beef tenderloin so I’d have leftovers – at the time, that was like 5lb of tenderloin! We made a lot of Steak Diane that night.)

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 9, 2015

She offered to do people’s taxes, or get their bookkeeping organized in exchange for a discount on her rent, or car repairs. Acadia and her family sold their house and moved into an apartment that they can pay for out of one paycheck with money leftover. Maureen paid off $79,540 in credit card and student loan debt.

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