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8 Action Steps for a Frugal February!

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How are you doing with the financial goals you made for 2023? Unfortunately, many people abandon their New Year’s goals by mid-January and everything goes downhill from there. The goal of Frugal February is NOT to feel deprived, but rather to find creative ways to get through the month without unnecessary spending.

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Frugal February

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How did you do with your financial goals in January? We have only one financial goal for 2019 and we made some progress in January. It was a great feeling to make that payment, and to continue the momentum I want to double down on our financial goal. The goal of Frugal February is NOT to feel deprived, .

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

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We sold extra items that we weren’t using through Craigslist and garage sales. We definitely spend a lot more money on eating out at restaurants and using babysitters now that we are debt free. It’s feels nice to spend money on a date night out. What are your financial goals now?

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11 Simple Meal Planning Tips

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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. If there is one budget category that can quickly get out of control for me, it is GROCERIES. Plan your menu around the weekly sales flyers. Ready to meal plan?

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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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. 15 – Have a yard sale. Related Reading: 7 Tips for a Successful Yard Sale.

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How Krystal and Josh paid off $80k in 4 years!

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works in outbound sales, and I teach part-time. because we aren’t eating out. what is on sale and plan meals based on those ingredients. 2 – Shop for meats that are on sale. We knew it would take us years to get out of debt! While we said no to eating out and going to the movies all the time, we.

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

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its just to actually share an idea, a purchase, something that we need, maybe we know someone who has one for sale or for free. Drinking water when you eat out. We eat steak all year long (for a fairly good price). And we order chicken when we eat out (because steak in restaurants isn’t as good as Drew’s grilling).

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