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Ways to Save Money on a Tight Budget

Saving Everyday

Dining out, fast food drive-throughs, and Starbucks all have to stop. Pack your lunch, and focus on inexpensive meals like sandwiches and leftovers. It’s easier and more affordable to stretch dinner the night before and pack leftovers for lunch than it is to buy extra groceries to pack lunches.

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How to Save Money When Traveling

Saving Everyday

Of course, dinner reservations, booking tours, and purchasing tickets should be done in advance. Lunch menus usually have the same menu items as the dinner menu but with smaller/more realistic portions and lower prices. I’m passionate about food waste, and dinner portions are too much, bringing me to my next point.

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

He loved it, although his mother asked him at the rehearsal dinner if he shouldn’t go get a haircut! ? And I am more conscious of eating leftovers and avoiding food waste. We always find free/inexpensive things to do on our trips, if we can. I’d like to grow our own catnip for Mr. Clark! I make bone broth now!

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