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Everyday Changes that Save Money & Help our Planet + a $25 GIANT FOOD STORES Gift Card Giveaway

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Examples: Replace paper napkins with cloth napkins. Skip the paper towels and instead keep some old towels and rags under your kitchen sink to clean up kitchen spills. Invest in a silicone baking mat to replace parchment paper. top photo credit. Recently, we were in need of a twin sized box spring.

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Meet Aja. She & her husband Paid Off $110,000 in Debt

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We paid down mostly student loans, vehicles and business credit card debt ( we already own a home outright ). Be willing to sacrifice- there are things we had to do that made us look weird: home school, skip eating out as much with family, doing my own hair & nails, getting a wardrobe from the thrift store and forgoing paper towels.

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7 Clever Ways Moms Used to Save Money

Penny Pinchin' Mom

Unfortunately, many of us head out to the grocery stores armed with nothing but our credit card and a rough idea of what we need. Minimize Money Spent on Disposables Today, we spend a lot of money on disposable products such as paper towels, plastic water bottles, plastic wrap, and the like. Do you get what I mean?

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10 Smart Ways to Become Debt Free

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There are things we had to do that made us look weird: home school, skip eating out as much with family, doing my own hair & nails, getting a wardrobe from the thrift store and forgoing paper towels. Maureen paid off $79,540 in credit card and student loan debt. Ruth and her husband paid off their mortgage.

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