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How to Get Somebody Else Interested in Budgeting

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Because my husband and I were just dating at this point, we didn’t have combined finances so I didn’t share my newfound love for budgeting with him. I would then ask him to look at the computer and show him the savings rates that we could achieve if we cut back on this, or watched our spending on that. Get Them Dreaming.

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Meet Amanda & Daniel. They Paid Off $68,000 in Debt in 8 Months.

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Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. We ate at home a lot and watched our food budget carefully. Daniel cut some of his business expenses by cutting out a monthly fee for a co-working space and cutting out monthly charges for services he didn’t need anymore.

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How Mindfulness Can Improve Your Life

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We’ve reduced the amount of red meat that we eat, increased the natural produce we enjoy, and started paying attention to our choices when we eat out. However, it’s about more than just watching where the money comes from, and seeing where it goes. Now, we feel better in general, and have more energy.

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Meet Krista & Jon Who Paid Off $36,000 | Debt Free Stories

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Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. We did watch Financial Peace University with a few of our friends and that was encouraging. This meant moving to a less expensive rental, cutting cable and changing our eating-out and entertainment habits. Where are you from?

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Grandparenthood Can Be Expensive!

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

It never occurred to me to ask Mom or Mom-in-law to come watch my kids. Boomer grandparents definitely have ideas on what they want their grandchildren to learn and how they want them to behave. Expectations of our children. In my experience, my kids expect more of me for their kids than I expected of my parents for mine.

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Find out How Drew & Farrah Paid off $200k of debt, including their HOME

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So I’m thrilled to bring you today’s story, because I actually watched this couple’s debt free scream when it was live on the show. Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. We aren’t readers, we mainly listen to podcasts, and watch dave’s FPU and Legacy Journey.

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Accepting Social Invitations without Overspending

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you prefer eating out, see if you can get your hands on any discount vouchers before you make arrangements and then base your plans around it. If going out is just too expensive for your budget, why not entertain some friends at home instead? Stay at home.

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