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Ways to Make Do With What You Have

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Store food properly to make it last as long as possible. Use the life out of all your appliances, but save up enough money to replace them quickly if they are nearing the end of their lifespan. If you can’t afford it, do something else. Most of us seem to ‘need’ these things – but do we really?

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How I’m Managing our Family Budget during the Pandemic

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Like many across the globe, my family’s finances are a bit unstable due to the Coronvius Pandemic. My second prayer is that my family gets through this crisis financially. I set up a strategy years ago to pay for those yearly expenses , so thankfully, there’s money for these bills and we won’t fall behind.

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Yes Virginia, There is a Money Tree

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The proverbial saying ‘money doesn’t grow on trees’ is used by many a parent in denying some wished for item to their children. Well, kids, your parents lied to you – money does grow on trees. A money tree starts out growing slowly, so small at first that you don’t even think it is there.

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What Do You Tolerate to Save Money?

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How much do you tolerate to save money? It depends on how inconvenient it is for you and your family. It depends on how important it is to you and your family. It depends on what other things require your money and attention and time. What are some of the things you have put up with over the years to save on money?

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Take Control of Your Money in 2015

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This is the year that we will control our money and our debt and fear will not control us. I’ll continue to offer additional money saving tips, ideas, strategies and recipes like I always have, but I have some new themes that I will be starting next week. I will be sharing more about my family’s everyday life.

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Financial Success: It’s Not Always About Your Income

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While a higher income can certainly help you get your feet back under you, ultimately it doesn’t matter how high your income is if you don’t manage your money appropriately and live within your means. Now, all of a sudden, we had enough money that we could try nicer restaurants. We make plenty!”

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Our Big Financial Goal for 2016

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We have more important things to do with our money besides sending a large portion of it to the creditors every month. SO THIS WILL BE THE YEAR…YAY… WOOHOO… BUT……in order to reach our goal by the end of the year, we need to find/earn more money than we currently are able to come up with each month.