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How to Avoid Impulse Spending

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We need to work together to set some financial goals and a budget for you so that you can resist spending money on items that really don’t matter in the long run. Figure out your cost of housing and food per month. Lastly, set some financial goals. Then subtract those amounts from your monthly income.

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How to Conduct an Effective Family Financial Analysis

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Set Financial Goals. Think of this: Whether you are an employee or businessman, you have to set goals to be successful. Think of this: Whether you are an employee or businessman, you have to set goals to be successful. Without careful planning and setting these goals, your bottom line suffers. Get Out of Debt.

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How to Save Money From Salary Without Sacrificing Your Lifestyle

Penny Pinchin' Mom

Dine In This is a tricky one because not everyone likes to do the chores that come with dining at home. But think about how much you would be saving in terms of transport, drinks, food, entertainment, and the potential bail money should things get out of hand.

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How I Spent $425 on Groceries in March

Family Balance Sheet

My husband and kids won’t tolerate a bare kitchen and bad, boring food–they would seriously revolt. But we have some serious financial goals to hit and the grocery budget is an easy target when it comes to cutting the budget. Dining out is a separate line item in our budget. And finally…Junk Food.

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11 Simple Meal Planning Tips

Family Balance Sheet

My husband and I made some serious financial goals for 2014. To achieve those goals I need to review our spending to see where I can make some cuts. Over the holidays, I wasn’t as diligent with my meal planning and our grocery bill went over what I budget for food. In other words, I need to follow my own advice.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

And when dining out, at least follow these 15 Smart Tips to Save Money When Eating Out. If you have a big financial goal, think about how much you pay someone to do something that you are capable of doing yourself. Also, look into food delivery services, such as GrubHub, Uber Eats, and Door Dash.

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Have a Mindful March!

Family Balance Sheet

We made one big financial goal for 2019 and are striving and working hard to make progress. We started the year with a great January and made some progress with our goal, so to continue the momentum, I wanted to double down on our financial goal and be very mindful with our finances. Share in the comments.

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