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Financial Success: It’s Not Always About Your Income

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We both like to eat out. Our cost of living is low because we bought a modest house with a modest mortgage payment, and an “expensive” dinner at the nicest restaurant in town still costs our small family of three less than $100 — including drinks, dessert, and tip. I like travel.

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Our Big Financial Goal for 2016

Family Balance Sheet

I have made a pact with myself that if I don’t already own something that I need, I will either: make do with what I have, find said item at a thrift store, borrow, or forget about it. We have some home projects that we need to do and we have already set aside the funds. Do you want to eliminate debt too?

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

Family Balance Sheet

We bought a used pop-up several years ago and it was one of the best decisions for our family We absolutely adore camping, and we’d like to upgrade to a travel trailer. I’m curious to see how much we can save and also how creative we can get by making do with what we already own or looking for things at a thrift store.