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Meet a Reader | Mid-Atlantic Julia

The Frugal Girl

In my free time I enjoy canning and preserving food (well, I enjoy the results of it, ha!), How did you get interested in saving money? As a teenager, I saved quite a bit of the money I earned babysitting and working in a dining hall. and realized we should pay off this debt as quickly as possible.

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How to Save Money From Salary Without Sacrificing Your Lifestyle

Penny Pinchin' Mom

How much of your salary should you save? Should you just pretend that you don’t have savings and increase your debt ? Dine In This is a tricky one because not everyone likes to do the chores that come with dining at home. Either way, you can make your savings account earn you money in the long run.

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Start Small; Dream Big: Achieving Financial Security From Small Beginnings

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

She got rid of her credit card debt using this.” Tarahas this idea – “I made a game of finding new ways to stop spending everything I earned so I could save. When I found a new way, I bought a small treat and then put the rest into my growing savings account. Bobbi started cooking at home instead of always dining out. “I

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

He then advises paying off your non-mortgage debt before fully funding an emergency fund with 3 – 6 months worth of expenses. Now that we’ve paid off six figures of non-mortgage debt , we are working on saving 6 months’ expenses and maybe even more. Personally, I think a starter fund should be $2000-$3000.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

We live on the side of a small mountain in a quiet, rural town, but we’re less than 20 miles from a city of about 25,000 people and its shopping and dining opportunities. Now I wish those dollars had gone into our savings accounts. The food you will actually eat is what is worth buying! Alan doesn’t share that regret.