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How We Frugal-ed in June 2023

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I accessorized with some clearance finds from Target and Sam’s and we are really happy with our new sunroom. I also opened another Capital One 360 account for our emergency fund that was also sitting in a zero-interest savings account. I redeemed a $100 Target gift card from my Discover card’s Cashback bonus program.

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Yakezie Carnival November 13, 2011- November Edition

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Money Talks Coaching: Finding Your Emergency Fund – I hear you saying “I know emergency funds are important, but how am I supposed to save money when I can’t even pay my bills?” Today I’m going to talk about getting those emergency funds going. krantcents: How Will You Measure Your Life?

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How Krystal and Josh paid off $80k in 4 years!

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emergency fund, so we started throwing what little extra we had straight. 4 – I stopped going to Target. Instead of seeing a movie, rent. First, we will save our six-month emergency fund. Or rent it from the library. Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave.

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