Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 4, 2014

We’ll live in a dorm (which fits us perfectly but we know sounds terrible to others) in our own apartment while I (Krista) work in student development providing mentoring/counseling/student discipline to the 150 women in the dorm and Jon will work right across the street as the assistant director of admissions.

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Debt Free Debt Goals Student 243

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 13, 2016

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. Drew works full time for Department of Defense. Farrah works part time for Department of Defense. We love church and missions work. Please welcome Drew & Farrah.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 29, 2012

One of my favorite things to do if we’re staying in is watch comedy shows for my favorite comedians on YouTube and have a (big) glass of wine. 7 Ways to Save Money When Dining Out We all like to eat out, but if we do it too often, it can get expensive. So, how have you saved money on dates and still had fun? Still, it is.

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Frugal Wine Saving Money Money 188

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 5, 2016

After working all day, we ordered take out for dinner. ” Dining out is a fun treat, but when you eat out too often it gets old and my sweet girl wanted a home cooked dinner. I love watching my girls swim, but last weekend was a marathon and I’m glad life is back to normal.

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Budgeting Budget Home and Garden Daughter 100

Coupons Do Work

MARCH 4, 2016

That was the first and last time I went to Disney World… the only time I liked Disney World is when I watch Disney movies. Members can see films, eat out, shop at discount rate. The post 9 Ways to Save Money at Disney World 2016 appeared first on Coupons Do Work! Free Wi-Fi ! Wifi should be free here!

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Disney World Saving Money Disney Money 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Watch out for sugar. The key is not to go overboard or you’ll quickly undo your hard work during the rest of the week. Many of us eat out of boredom or other emotions and aren’t necessarily hungry as such. Before you automatically reach for something to eat, ask yourself whether you’re actually hungry.

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Wellness Swap Motivation Consumer 199

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 19, 2013

It never occurred to me to ask Mom or Mom-in-law to come watch my kids. I’ve seen the nieces and my own kids ask for and get babysitting services time after time from a busy working boomer. In my experience, my kids expect more of me for their kids than I expected of my parents for mine. It’s just fun!

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Grandchildren Grandkids Kids and Family Parenting 220

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

We both like to eat out. No more of this expensive cable package stuff (we downgraded when we realized we weren’t watching that much), and no more spending on things that were just “okay.” However, one of the reasons that this works for us is due to where we live. ” What About Where You Live?

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San Francisco Emergency Fund Money Utah 248

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

If you have an open floor plan or a TV in the kitchen, you can prep dinner as you watch your favorite show. Once you find a strategy that works for you, I guarantee you’ll find yourself eating in a lot more often. How do you get excited about eating in? Save Money and Time with Once a Month Cooking Stop Eating Out!

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Homemade Food and Wine Cooking Cooking At Home 180

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

But you are a super busy parent, with work, continuing education, business travel, your kid’s other activities, church and the myriad of other things that demand your time and attention. Explain how the checkout process works, point out the employees in the store and talk about what they do. While you are eating supper.

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Money Parenting Kids and Family Gasoline 187

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

My husband is an extremely hard worker as he works and goes to school full time. He has paid a price to win with hard work and sacrifice to reach his goals, and I truly admire him for that. One evening my husband came home from work and mentioned that he forget to get gas in his truck on the way home. And so was the second one.

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Debt Debt Free Bath and Body Works Gas 100

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 1, 2014

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. How about clothes? Avoid impulse buys.

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2014 Saving Bills Emergency Fund 88

The Frugal Girl

OCTOBER 30, 2023

After many years with only odd jobs or jobs without many prospects, I have finally had the chance to build a career in my new home country, working in life science. However, I had to work hard for this, and I also needed to learn a new language, which meant taking after-work classes and a lot of self-study. Since April 2022.

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Green And Frugal Home and Garden Lunch Lunches 208

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 26, 2011

Here are some examples: Stop eating out on the weekend. If you’re lacking on equipment front, check out Amazon for some great deals on appliances. Instead, do a bit of planning and bring a lunch to work. Leftovers from last night’s dinner and some fruit work just fine. Stop buying lunch every day.

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Bills Money Insurance Saving Money 124

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 16, 2015

I shared our strategies in this post, 15 Smart Ways to Save Money when Eating Out. We have not regretted that decision and you can find out how we manage to Watch Really Great TV Without Cable while saving $50 each month. – I worked in retail for almost 13 years and I had an over-stuffed closet to prove it.

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Budgeting Budget Thrifting Thrift Stores 100

Saving Everyday

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

While there are plenty of blog posts out there sharing ways to save money each month , many of them are overwhelming and unrealistic. Read on for strategies we use that really work! From an early age, my Dad instilled in us the value of hard work and living within your means. I watched him do this every day of my life.

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Saving Money Money Saving Bills 52

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 3, 2017

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. How about clothes?

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New Year's Saving Bills Emergency Fund 40

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 1, 2015

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. How about clothes?

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New Year's Saving Bills Emergency Fund 40

Saving Everyday

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Baby Essentials at Disney Those with little ones know that eating out can be tricky. Therefore, we plan to eat mainly at Quick Service locations for our baby’s first time at Disney, and we’re not compromising the foodie in us while having an expedited eating experience.

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Disney World Disney Baby Outdoors 52

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 11, 2016

If you watch The Biggest Loser or any of those other TV shows, you’ll find that people are working out 8 hours a day and dropping weight like crazy. In my experience, I found that changing my eating habits helped me lose weight more than just exercising. I know, I know. What are some of your favorite salad toppings?

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Food and Drink The Biggest Loser Lunch Lunches 40

Shereen Travels Cheap

DECEMBER 16, 2023

I have perfected my packing list and having a packing plan that works for me and makes life so much easier. Part of my plan is taking the same things every trip, because it's familiar and it works. 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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Travel Hotel Sunglasses Phones 224

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

My degree is in mechanical engineering, but I’m just starting a transition to nursing – before I got pregnant with my son, I was working as a nursing assistant while my husband finished grad school, and planning to go on to nursing school. She’s still exploring herself and the world to figure out her path!

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Kids and Family Parenting Cars Car 192

Saving Everyday

AUGUST 1, 2022

Pick one or two that work best for you and start there. Do whatever works for you! I usually batch cook a few things on Monday that we can eat from all week. If you have another kind of cheese that works, use it up and leave the mozzarella off of your grocery list. Limit dining out and pack your lunch.

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Groceries Grocery Food and Drink Saving 52

Saving Everyday

AUGUST 1, 2022

Pick one or two that work best for you and start there. Do whatever works for you! I usually batch cook a few things on Monday that we can eat from all week. If you have another kind of cheese that works, use it up and leave the mozzarella off of your grocery list. Limit dining out and pack your lunch.

Groceries 52

Groceries Grocery Food and Drink Saving 52

Nicoles Nickels

JANUARY 27, 2013

It’s so much easier at home when I can control more how my food is cooked but eating out is a part of life! You do need to watch calories and sugar with greek yogurt, some of the leading brands have over 150 calories in that small cup! I wanted to talk about my new love for greek yogurt. I want to lose weight for me.

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Fuel Food and Drink Cake Wellness 79

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 23, 2014

Working from home usually meant selling stuff door to door. There wasn’t a restaurant on every corner and people didn’t eat out much. Out of season produce, if available at all, was super expensive. People listened to the radio, watched TV, went to the local (one screen) movie house or entertained themselves.

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Growing Home and Garden Radios Kids and Family 180

Coupons Do Work

APRIL 14, 2015

watch my video below: When I was growing up, my grandmother would make two-three meals a week and the rest of the week? I do the same thing AND my kids eat healthy! If I want to eat out or the kids help me make a fun meal – stockpile stuff. My total bill was $27.57. now how do I do it? They were the leftovers.

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Budgeting Budget Food Kids and Family 100

Saving Everyday

OCTOBER 3, 2023

He worked hard and was gone a lot, but somehow, he always took us on a yearly vacation. They’re quality time spent together without the distractions of household responsibilities, work, school, and everything else life throws at us. If you love going out for breakfast, it’s the cheapest meal of the day to dine out.

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Saving Money Money Travel Hotel 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

We wake up, stroll to the kitchen, sit in a chair, hop in the car to drive to work, sit in a chair at the office all day, go to lunch with the gang and sit in a chair, hop in the car to drive home, then sit in a chair to watch TV. percent) were headed by two working parents and another one in four (26.1 Stop Eating Out!

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Food and Drink Parenting Kids and Family Eating Out 167

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 22, 2020

.” By planning our meals and grocery list, I am able to maintain our grocery budget and still eat very well. When we started our Debt Freedom Plan, our kids were 8 & 6 and I worked hard to keep our grocery bill about $400-500 a month. My kids are now almost 15 and 12 and eat as much as adults! We said NO a lot.

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Debt Health Insurance Insurance Budgeting 130

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 2, 2016

So whether that’s hiking across the beautiful Sussex Downs, growing my own vegetables or taking my binoculars out for a spot of bird watching I rarely spend much time indoors. These days, I’m pleased to say, I have moved on, and now work in a marketing role – enjoying far more civilized working hours.

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Debt Finds Debt Free Pay Off Debt 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 8, 2014

TV was family entertainment and watched as a family. Yes more folks work from home these days and the tax laws encourage setting aside a space to dedicate to a home office. Americans eat out 3 – 4 times a week on average, do we really need a fancy kitchen, when we don’t even do that much cooking? A TV in every room.

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Phones Parenting Kids and Family Credit Cards 204

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 8, 2018

How to Watch Great TV without Cable – We were able to cut $50/month by giving up cable, yet we still watch great TV. If you’re spending too much at restaurants, read: 15 Smart Tips to Save Money When Eating Out . If you are new to budgeting, review and work on it every single day. Yes, COLD, HARD CASH!

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Budgeting Budget Financial Goals Goals 133

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2012

Take a moment to watch them. The Debt Princess: The Kool-Aid Effect: The Relationship Between the Poor & Nutrition – A look into how the working poor are eating unhealthy. MoneySmartGuides : The Real Cost of Eating Out – I was looking over my budget for the previous month and something stood out.

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Credit Cards Credit Finance Personal Finance 220

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 12, 2016

I work in Finance/Accounting for a large corporation but I have also started a company called Every Single Dollar , which focuses on personal finance for single women. In my spare time, I love hanging out with family and friends, running (I have completed three half marathons) and singing in my church choir. I am used to moving a lot!

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Credit Cards Debt Debt Free Student 100