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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

I learned to save money by watching my parents. (I Our mom stayed home to raise us kids; she went to work part-time in the local school system after both my brother and I were in school. He diligently maintained our car and our house, doing all the work himself. My mom cut coupons and sewed her own clothes and mine, as well.

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

Family Balance Sheet

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. How to Watch Great TV without Cable – We were able to cut $50/month by giving up cable, yet we still watch great TV.

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Have a Mindful March!

Family Balance Sheet

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. Find Cash.

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

Family Balance Sheet

After nearly a decade of working my way up the career ladder, I quit my small business accounting job to start my blog, Careful Cents. My husband is a personal chef, so he travels a lot for work and moves around the country to learn new styles of cooking. It was like 40 feet away from me and I watched the entire thing.

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Meet Tracy, a Single Mom Who Paid Off $41,587 | Debt Free Stories

Family Balance Sheet

I just moved to the more rural area to enjoy time gardening and cooking with real foods. I will be working one back in after the house project. The company I had worked at for 12 years when I started my journey in January 2013, announced it would be making significant job cuts summer 2013. Who initiated the debt free goal?

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How to Break the Cycle of Unhealthy Habits

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Every time I have to walk into one because it’s my only option for a food and a bathroom break for the next hundred miles, I suck it up and begin the search- an apple, maybe a salad (but hold the creamy dressing), and a mini bag of pretzels. Grabbing fast food or whatever’s convenient, skipping workouts, etc. I hate rest stops.

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

Family Balance Sheet

We have always loved to travel and do missions work for our church. Daniel can work anywhere there is an internet connection and the kids can homeschool anywhere, but we didn’t have the money to buy the plane tickets or book AirBnB apartments. We have led 7 sessions of Financial Peace University mostly to keep ourselves motivated.

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