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FEBRUARY 1, 2023

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. The goal of Frugal February is NOT to feel deprived, but rather to find creative ways to get through the month without unnecessary spending.

February 130

February Frugal Financial Goals Goals 130

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MAY 5, 2014

We used to go out to dinner every Friday night, but we’ve put a stop to that treat as we work through some of our financial goals. This past Friday, we had a pizza night and all it cost me was $2.50. Sounds like a pizza to me. I served the pizza with fresh cantaloupe, homemade sugar-free applesauce and baby carrots.

Homemade 222

Homemade Pizza Main Dishes Financial Goals 222

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

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. My plan is to use the sauce for pizza. My August Grocery Clearance finds: I found lots of tea marked down to about 90 cents a box.

August 130

August Frugal Green And Frugal Financial Goals 130

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AUGUST 6, 2022

We’ve seen higher grocery and fuel bills lately, so we’re upping our frugal game to help the budget. Our financial goals are still important to us and we want to hit them regardless of the rising prices. How I frugal-ed in the kitchen: I spend a lot of time in my kitchen. Winner Winner FREE Chicken Dinner!

July 130

July Frugal Credit Cards Donation 130

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. It’s a tight budget and I failed miserably over the summer, but we have lots of financial goals, so I need to get it back in line. This Week’s Dinners: Sunday: My husband treated us to wings to celebrate the first Sunday of football season and I made a frozen pizza.

Budget 100

Budget Budgeting Freezers Kids and Family 100

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JULY 22, 2015

I got a second job delivering pizzas at night. We also used the cash envelope system for our variable expenses which helped keep us from overspending on categories like groceries and entertainment. If married, who initiated the debt free goal? What are your financial goals now? We plan to be financially free by 40.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Finance Finds 100

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

This is where we cut out any extra spending, such as personal money and clothing money, as well as trying to cut our grocery budget for the month, and add the money we saved to the debt payment. Meal plan and cook from scratch – I’ll do a weekly meal plan and then only go to the grocery store once.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Budgeting Budget 100