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8 Action Steps for a Frugal February!

Family Balance Sheet

I also have a laundry room with enough cleaning products to last us a very long time. Our active life goes on, so I will be planning a nice eat-at-home dinner with a special sweet treat, rather than eating out. Invite friends over for a potluck/game night, instead of going out to dinner. 5 – Plan ahead.

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8 Tips to Help You Save Money While On Vacation

Family Balance Sheet

Will you have laundry facilities? Maybe you don’t want to cook at all during your vacation or maybe eating out for every meal is beyond what your budget can handle. For lunch, we usually pack a cooler with food each day that we are at the beach and eat out somewhere for lunch on the one day when we need a sun-break.

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Frugal February

Family Balance Sheet

I also have a laundry room with enough cleaning products to last us a very long time. Our active life goes on, so I will be planning a nice eat-at-home dinner with a special sweet treat, rather than eating out. Invite friends over for a potluck/game night, instead of going out to dinner. 5 – Plan ahead.

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10 of My Favorite Travel Items

Shereen Travels Cheap

Mesh pop-up hamper (laundry detergent) Whether or not I'm on a long trip, I don't like living out of my suitcase and I don't like mixing my clean and dirty clothes. I have a great pop-up hamper that also works as a laundry bag that I put in the corner of my room to throw all my dirties.

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Eight Tips To Help You Save Money While On Vacation

Family Balance Sheet

Will you have laundry facilities? Maybe you don’t want to cook at all during your vacation or maybe eating out for every meal is beyond what your budget can handle. Will there be laundry facilities? At our vacation spot, it is recommended to not drink the water out of the faucet, so we take a lot of water.

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10 Savvy Ways to Save in 2014

Saving Cents With Sense

It is an eye-opening experience and will allow you to figure out what you can cut back on, as well as what is a necessary expense. What about eating out? And when you are eating out, you can find a restaurant near you that offers FREE kids’ meals by visiting KidsMealDeals.com. Make Your Own Laundry Detergent.

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10 Steps for Frugal Apartment Living

Saving Cents With Sense

Whether it’s trading in the luxury gas guzzling sports utility vehicle (aka “SUV”) for a less expensive, less ostentatious hybrid, or choosing to cook more instead of eating out, everyone is doing what they can to spend less of their hard earned dollars. STEP #9: Do your own laundry. But this is another waste of money.

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