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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. The goal of Frugal February is NOT to feel deprived, .

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My Word for 2021

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After writing some financial goals that had a lot to do with researching topics, such as retirement and college savings strategies, I realized that maybe my word for 2020 was READ. Read: My 2020 Financial Goals. With the libraries closed for months, I discovered the Libby app on my iPad.

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Start Planning and Budgeting for Summer TODAY!

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Check your local community calendar, library, parks & recreation department, church, and parks. Local fairs & festivals – Look for local fairs and festivals for low-cost games, food, and activities. Many local towns, libraries, malls, and fire halls host carnivals and festivals as fundraisers. 40 Summer Desserts.

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My Word for 2019

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Our main financial goal is to pay off our last non-mortgage loan. It was a goal in 2018, but high medical bills and other financial challenges hindered our progress. This is my referral Amazon link, but I found the book at the library.). My word for 2019 is REDUCE. My plan is for 2019 to be different.

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How Krystal and Josh paid off $80k in 4 years!

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Use all the food you have, and freeze it if you know you won’t use it up before it expires. What are your financial goals now? Or rent it from the library. Then for the other meals needed I see. what is on sale and plan meals based on those ingredients. 2 – Shop for meats that are on sale. We usually.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

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Box are some of my favorite authors) and I use the library to borrow both regular books and electronic resources. 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. Yup, I’m a voracious reader.

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Find out how Richard paid off $40,000 of debt

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Take the time to enjoy a good book (on loan from the library) or go for a hike or bake a meal at home from scratch. What are your financial goals now? Right now my primary goal is building up my savings as quickly as possible (and also hopefully buying a house in the next year or two).

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