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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 shopped around and test drove several, but I couldn’t shake a feeling of discomfort. We need to revisit that plan and make adjustments based on what we’re dealing with now. Being self-employed, we need the security that it offers. 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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