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8 Action Steps for a Frugal February!

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How are you doing with the financial goals you made for 2023? Unfortunately, many people abandon their New Year’s goals by mid-January and everything goes downhill from there. The goal of Frugal February is NOT to feel deprived, but rather to find creative ways to get through the month without unnecessary spending.

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Frugal February

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How did you do with your financial goals in January? We have only one financial goal for 2019 and we made some progress in January. It was a great feeling to make that payment, and to continue the momentum I want to double down on our financial goal. I’m a big fan of Zero Based Budgeting.

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 09.22.2017

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Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. It’s a tight budget and I failed miserably over the summer, but we have lots of financial goals, so I need to get it back in line. My husband is not a big fan, so I plan this easy dinner at least once a week or every other week. Want to lower your grocery bill?

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 09.29.17

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Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. It’s a tight budget and I failed miserably over the summer, but we have lots of financial goals, so I need to get it back in line. Wednesday: My hubby isn’t a big fan, so when he works late, it’s Spaghetti Night at our house! This Week in the Kitchen.

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How We Frugal-ed this Week: 10/12/18

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so that we have more money to put towards our financial goals. Every Sunday afternoon, I plan the meals and do my grocery shopping for the week. My Favorite Recent Grocery Deals: 17 cents each!! I am a big fan of grocery apps and Ibotta is my favorite. Read: Earn Cash Back with these 4 Simple Grocery Apps.

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Find out how Deacon & his Wife Paid off $52,000 of Debt in 18 Months

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We also used the cash envelope system for our variable expenses which helped keep us from overspending on categories like groceries and entertainment. If married, who initiated the debt free goal? What are your financial goals now? We plan to be financially free by 40. How did you resolve the tension and arguments?

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Have a Mindful March!

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We made one big financial goal for 2019 and are striving and working hard to make progress. We started the year with a great January and made some progress with our goal, so to continue the momentum, I wanted to double down on our financial goal and be very mindful with our finances. The key is to plan-plan-plan.

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