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Interview with a Self-Made Millionaire

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We shopped at garage sales, turned down the heat, combined errands to use less gas, didn’t buy a lot of prepared food, cooked at home and the like. Eating out or going to a movie were once a year events. Instead of spending his birthday check for $10, my husband put it in savings – every single time.

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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. 15 – Have a yard sale. Yard sales take some work, but you can declutter your house and make some cash in the same weekend. Related Reading: 7 Tips for a Successful Yard Sale. 17 – Find a part-time job.

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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. 13 – Have a yard sale. Yard sales take some work, but you can declutter your house and make some cash in the same weekend. Here are my 7 Tips for a Successful Yard Sale. 15 – Find a part-time job.

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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. 3 – Make time for fun! We knew it would take us years to get out of debt! My husband.

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Eat to Lose Weight

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So the idea of starting to work out to lose weight did not motivate me, but after the initial cleanse helped me lose some weight, I was motivated to change the way I eat to lose weight. In my experience, I found that changing my eating habits helped me lose weight more than just exercising. Eliminate processed foods.

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

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Drew works full time for Department of Defense. Farrah works part time for Department of Defense. Farrah also has a kids t-shirt line that she runs out of the house called Lovely Littles Shop. 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.

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10 Smart Ways to Become Debt Free

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Carrie worked at H&R Block during tax season and flipped yard sale finds for a profit on eBay. Tracy put her sales commissions and tax returns towards debt. Brian’s wife took on a part-time job to increase their income to throw at their debt. Olivia shops the ads and sales at affordable stores to plan her menu.

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