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Our 2023 Financial Goals

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That was the year that we made the goal of paying off the last of our non-mortgage debts and we achieved it by September of that year. <<— Once we paid off our non-mortgage debts in 2019, we started saving some of the debt snowball money for college savings. I spent about $870/month on groceries.

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How We Frugal-ed in July 2022

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We’ve seen higher grocery and fuel bills lately, so we’re upping our frugal game to help the budget. I have been doing my grocery shopping at a different GIANT store and I’m finding that they always have a lot of marked-down meat. How I frugal-ed in the kitchen: I spend a lot of time in my kitchen.

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Cool Things I Read This Week

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Reader Asks About Selling Home to Pay Off Debt – [link] I agree. Paying Debt vs. Saving Money [link] I say pay off debt. TurboTax Giveaway, Oil Stocks, Groceries and More. Interview with Prairie EcoThrifter – Grocery Shopping Habits of Popular Financial Bloggers [link] via @ groceryalerts #.

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How We Frugal-ed this Week: 10/12/18

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Every Sunday afternoon, I plan the meals and do my grocery shopping for the week. My Favorite Recent Grocery Deals: 17 cents each!! I am a big fan of grocery apps and Ibotta is my favorite. Read: Earn Cash Back with these 4 Simple Grocery Apps. Our mission: Live WELL On LESS Money. garden salad. from Ebates.

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Luxuries That Are Not Worth The Money

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It’s fair game if you aren’t going into debt over it and if you are still able to put money aside for emergencies, retirement, and to meet your goals. These meals, whether they are take-out meals or ones from the grocery store, are usually high in calories, fat, and sodium, and low in nutrition.

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Find out how Richard paid off $40,000 of debt

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Richard of Frugality Magazine , where he shares frugal living tips for financial freedom. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? In total I estimate I paid off round $40,000 worth of debt, though depressingly a fair chunk of that was just interest.

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5 Homemaking eBooks for Just $7.40

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In Plan It, Don't Panic: Everything You Need to Successfully Create and Use a Meal Plan, Stephanie helps you: find a meal planning method that suits your family best, work with special dietary needs, become a grocery-shopping ninja, make the most of leftovers, organize and store your recipes, and more.

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