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How We Frugal-ed in July 2022

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Here are five ways that I saved money this month. Finding extra money is a game for me and July turned out to be a stellar month! Plasma Donations: $420. I earned $420 from 5 donations and a $50 bonus in the month of July. My time spent averaged about 1 hour and 40 minutes per donation.

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Save Money – Develop Important Home Owner Skills

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My daughter-in-law knew the power of negotiation. “I’m going to spend a boat load of money today in a furniture store,” she said to him, “if you give us x% discount it will be in your store, otherwise someone else will get our business” She got her discount! Record Keeping.

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

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And the bonus to starting these new habits is that you can save quite a bit of money too. So we’re helping the environment and saving money…it’s a win-win. 6 Everyday Changes that Save Money & Help our Planet. By eating your leftovers, you are saving money and avoiding the land fills.

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Cutting Costs and Buying Used Clothes

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Buying used clothes can be a great way to save money, especially if you have rapidly growing children. Before You Go Donate Items Before you go shopping, you will want to grab anything that you want to donate and take it with you. They will generally have the best selections. Do you shop at thrift stores for clothing?

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What We Ate this Week 04.08.16

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I went to dinner at a Vietnamese Noodle place with a group of friends, my oldest daughter went to a birthday party sleepover, so my husband took my youngest daughter out on a date night. During her training, she has also been raising money for a local organization called, Vickie’s Angel Foundation. 8 Freezer Meal Recipes.

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You Don't Have To Be A Student To Take Advantage of the Back-to-School Deals

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Consider donating school supplies to womens' shelters, local schools, children's hospitals, libraries, churches. My daughter is content for at least 2 hours. My girls love to draw and craft. I am sure they would appreciate your generosity. Battle the boredom blues. Battle the boredom blues.

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Totally Money Blog Carnival #18 – 6 Ways to Save Money Edition

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I am talking about spring cleaning your finances and finding more ways you can save money. In fact, my husband and I just revamped our budget so that we can donate to charities even more each month. Now on to the rest… Save Money this Spring: #1. Save Money this Spring: #2.