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How We Frugal-ed in June 2023

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When my husband hung a smart TV in the sunroom back in April, we started spending more time in the room–even our teenage daughters started hanging out with us. However, we all agreed that the existing furniture was not comfortable, especially to watch movies. In total, we have made $250 in interest since April.

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5 Steps to CRUSH Debt + FREE Debt Payoff Goal Tracker

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Your first assignment: Take the first step and calculate your debts by using my FREE Family Balance Sheet. Being self-employed, we felt we needed more than Dave’s recommended $1000 starter emergency fund that he outlines in his book, so our first step was to save a bit more for our home and office.

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Our Debt Freedom Plan | Marriage & Money

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Using Dave Ramsey’s 7 baby steps, we created our Debt Freedom Plan. Save $$$ Home Emergency Fund – Dave suggests to start at $1000, but being self-employed, ours is much higher, but it is not quite 3-6 months of expenses. Unfortunately they’re not cheap. We estimate that this will take us 4 years.

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Financial Success: It’s Not Always About Your Income

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When I was younger, I used to think that a higher income was the solution to most of my financial issues. So we re-jiggered our finances so that we only spend on things that we really enjoy, and that are really important to us. However, this isn’t always the case. We both like to eat out. ” What About Where You Live?

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How to Achieve Your Financial Goals (tips from the achievers)

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They’re still working on developing their goals for 2017. It can be difficult to watch others succeed with their goals. She and her husband also used a visual motivation chart posted on their refrigerator. Determine what exactly you are trying to achieve when you’re crafting your goals. Getting Started.

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

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You will learn exactly what settings, plugins, and themes he uses. Good Financial Cents: What to Watch For With Debt Settlement Companies Considering using a debt settlement company? Personal Finance Whiz : What Is An Emergency Fund? Instead of giving in, they used it as an opportunity to pay down debt!

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Why Save Money in a Low Interest Rate Environment?

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But, with each of the above, you lose the use of that money and often have little chance of even getting it back, let alone making it grow. We could take on debt to grow using other people’s money. Using a student loan to get educated or re-educated in a new (presumably higher paying) field could also be a sure thing.

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