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Our 2023 Financial Goals

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Did you make 2023 financial goals ? We decided on one big audacious financial goal for the year, and it’s a doozy! The last time we wrote numbers-driven financial goals was 2019. But after that, our goals were not as specific. Did you make any 2023 financial goals?

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How We Frugal-ed in July 2022

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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. Simple Summer Meal Planning. How I frugal-ed in the kitchen: I spend a lot of time in my kitchen.

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 10.20.17

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Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. It’s a tight budget and I failed miserably recently, but we have lots of financial goals, so I need to get it back in line. This Week in the Kitchen: In an effort to save time and money, I’m trying to add either meals or ingredients to my freezer each week.

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How We Frugal-ed this Week: 10/12/18

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so that we have more money to put towards our financial goals. Every Sunday afternoon, I plan the meals and do my grocery shopping for the week. my private Facebook group, we are challenging ourselves to plan our meals around what we already have in the pantry and/or freezer.

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How I Spent $425 on Groceries in March

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But we have some serious financial goals to hit and the grocery budget is an easy target when it comes to cutting the budget. Our grocery budget since January has been $450 , which is down from an average of $600 last year, but I wanted to see if I could get it to $400 for March. Join the monthly Grocery Budget Challenge.

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7 Clever Ways Moms Used to Save Money

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Meal Planning With grocery prices being what they are today, having a meal plan is probably one of the smartest things you could do next to avoiding an impulse purchase while in the checkout lane. Unfortunately, many of us head out to the grocery stores armed with nothing but our credit card and a rough idea of what we need.

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

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Could I knock $20 off my grocery shopping somehow? To go for a meal out, or grab take-out on the way home. 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? Could I lower my cell phone plan?

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