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How to Save Money Fast – My Top 20 Tips

Penny Pinchin' Mom

Whether you are looking to save extra money for your emergency fund and potential unexpected expense, a new kitchen, or your kids’ college tuition—you name it—you will require self-discipline and a plan to reach any financial goal. You can even use a budgeting app if you need a little more support reaching your financial goal.

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Reduce Your Spending in 3 Budget Categories | 31 Days to Organize Your Finances

Family Balance Sheet

I want my family to enjoy life, but we also have some pretty serious financial goals that we are trying to achieve. Fixed categories are things like your mortgage/rent, insurance premiums, and car payments. My husband volunteers at our local YMCA for a free family membership. Gym Membership. It saves us $67 a month.

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Meet Carrie. She Paid Off $14,000 in Debt in 14 Months.

Family Balance Sheet

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Carrie. It took just over a year (14 months to be exact) before I paid off all my debts and became debt free! What inspired you to get debt free? The main event that catapulted me into wanting to be debt free, was the lowest point in my life to-date. Who initiated the debt free goal?

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How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!)

Family Balance Sheet

Personally, budgeting has allowed us to control of our money, reach financial goals, and start planning for our dream life. This could be your rent/mortgage, utilities, loan payments, anything that has a due date. Also, my friend, Raki, offers a free blank calendar page if you sign up for her email newsletter.

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Yakezie Carnival November 13, 2011- November Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Money Con: Confessions of a Lazy Blogger – If you are a blogger, you’ll find this post curiously entertaining; if you are reader, you’ll get a behind the scene sneak peak at what keeps a blogger awake at night! I declared my free agency, and I’ll be attempting to make the most of it. Free Money Wisdom: Get to Know Me, I Dare Ya!

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

When they got married, they bought a duplex so that the rent money from the tenant in the upstairs apartment would pay the mortgage. A lot of blood, sweat, and tears were shed here, but we both agree that having no mortgage gave us a serious leg up on our retirement savings and other financial goals.