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Start Planning and Budgeting for Summer TODAY!

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Local fairs & festivals – Look for local fairs and festivals for low-cost games, food, and activities. Summer Food: Our diet changes over the summer. They’re all designed to help you save money, pay off debt, and achieve your financial goals, so please take advantage of them.

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Meet Amanda & Daniel. They Paid Off $68,000 in Debt in 8 Months.

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What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. We ate at home a lot and watched our food budget carefully. We still allotted a lot of money for food, but we were careful not to go too far over budget. What are your financial goals now?

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Meet Krista & Jon Who Paid Off $36,000 | Debt Free Stories

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’ Apart from our careers we’re very into cultural experience, LOVE big city life with all the culture and delicious food it provides and our greatest lament in moving to Western NY is that there won’t be the variety that our beloved Portland offers us. How much debt did you pay off?

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How Angela & Jeff paid off $58,000 of Debt in 2 Years

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We had tried other methods in the past, but found this one suited us best since it forced us to focus on one goal at a time, rather than trying to do it all (pay off debt and contribute to savings and retirement). What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt.

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Meet Carrie. She Paid Off $14,000 in Debt in 14 Months.

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What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. I did the regular budget audit and cut things out like entertainment, fast food, and going out with friends. He leaves most of the financial goals up to me, but we make the decisions together.

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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. you are debt free? When we first started paying off debt we really didn’t have anything to. What are your financial goals now? Then for the other meals needed I see. Stock up and put them in the.

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How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!)

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I came up with strategies to help us pay for yearly bills, large expenses, and we were able to pay off debts. Personally, budgeting has allowed us to control of our money, reach financial goals, and start planning for our dream life. – Food: groceries, meals out, school lunches.

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