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How I’m Managing our Family Budget during the Pandemic

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I have written often about the importance of an emergency fund. We had such a sense of freedom after making that last payment and we let ourselves dream about some tangible goals that we sacrificed during those payoff years, such as travel and a new-to-us camper. 2 – Start stockpiling food. Cash is King.

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Take Control of Your Money in 2015

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We will be challenging ourselves to resist buying retail and instead choose thrift by borrowing, buying second hand, or making do with what we already have. How to Make This the Best Gardening Year Ever | Kendra Spencer @ a Sonoma Garden. 5 Ways to Make this Your Best Monarch Season…Ever! Weekly Meals on a Budget.

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