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

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so that we have more money to put towards our financial goals. Every Sunday afternoon, I plan the meals and do my grocery shopping for the week. Surprised my family with Apple Crumb Pots for dessert. My Favorite Recent Grocery Deals: 17 cents each!! I am a big fan of grocery apps and Ibotta is my favorite.

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My Word for 2019

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Our main financial goal is to pay off our last non-mortgage loan. It was a goal in 2018, but high medical bills and other financial challenges hindered our progress. I want to reduce my consumption of sweets and desserts. . My word for 2019 is REDUCE. My plan is for 2019 to be different.

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How I Spent $425 on Groceries in March

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But we have some serious financial goals to hit and the grocery budget is an easy target when it comes to cutting the budget. Our grocery budget since January has been $450 , which is down from an average of $600 last year, but I wanted to see if I could get it to $400 for March. Desserts & Snacks Included: apples.

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