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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. So I am declaring a Frugal February. The goal is to be extremely intentional with our money, so we can put more toward our financial goals.

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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. So I am declaring a Frugal February. Go sledding.

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Choose Thrift First | February Meeting

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We have some hefty financial goals this year and this is just one more way for me to squeeze more from our budget. February Update. I can honestly say that I did very little shopping (outside of groceries) in February. I did go into a big box store two times in February. How did you do in February?

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Take Control of YOUR Money in 2016

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We have new financial goals for this year. While we made considerable headway in 2015 with reducing our debts, we missed our goal of paying off a loan by the end of the year. Instead of December, we now should have it paid off by the end of this February. Grocery Savings Strategies. Please share in the comments.

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Frugal fail.

Finally Frugal

This month I was reminded of what a great system the cash envelope system really is because I actually failed to get my cash budget at the beginning of February. Frustrated, rather than find another no-fee ATM in the area, I used my debit card for my Target purchases and bought my groceries with my debit card as well.

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Find out how Lydia & her Husband Paid off $36,000 in Debt in 2 Years

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We didn’t attend FPU until February 2014, and three weeks later we paid off our last debt. So I take the clothing or grocery budget and stretch it as far as I can. We took a deep breath, celebrated for five seconds and then set about a new goal of saving for a down payment. What are your financial goals now?

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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. How much cash can you find?

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