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How We Frugal-ed in August 2022

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I’m always looking for ways to save my family money to not only help us get through current higher food and gas prices but also to help us achieve our big financial goals. Homemade Roasted Tomato Sauce. I harvested Roma tomatoes from my one and only plant and made a big batch of my homemade roasted tomato sauce.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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Follow these three action steps and the list of ideas below to find the cash for your fund. Now it’s time to FIND THE MONEY! 25 Ways to Find Money for your Emergency Fund. To kick start your emergency fund savings, take the next 31 days and challenge yourself to find $1000. 11 – Find free entertainment.

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How We Frugal-ed in July 2022

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Our financial goals are still important to us and we want to hit them regardless of the rising prices. I have been doing my grocery shopping at a different GIANT store and I’m finding that they always have a lot of marked-down meat. I like to tally up any extra money I find through the month. Marked down meat!

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Frugal Friday 12.02.16

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It’s Frugal Friday: A recap of how we frugal-ed our way through the week so that we have more money to put towards our financial goals. I browned both packs at once and added 3 cans of black beans, water, and my homemade taco seasoning. What bargains did you find? . Our mission: Live WELL, On LESS Money.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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Follow these three action steps and the list of ideas below to find the cash for your fund. Now it’s time to FIND THE MONEY! 30 Ways to Find Money for your Emergency Fund. Look for money within your budget and find creative ways to earn extra money. 9 – Find free entertainment. What is your craft?

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Start Planning and Budgeting for Summer TODAY!

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Once you have a total, you know the amount you need to start saving for and it’s not too late to find the funds. If you think you’re going to come up short on cash, check out my 25 Ideas to Find Money. Find a free court, borrow or buy rackets and balls, and go play some tennis. 40 Homemade Popsicle Recipes.

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It’s Frugal Friday: 10/28/16

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It’s Frugal Friday: A recap of how we frugal-ed our way through the week so that we have more money to put towards our financial goals. What We Ate this Week: Homemade New England Clam Chowder , tossed salad: I made this soup as a surprise for my family. Our mission: Live WELL, On LESS Money. They LOVE it. Very tasty!