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JANUARY 20, 2023

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. After our mortgage, grocery spending is our next largest expense.

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Financial Goals Goals Debt College 130

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FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Wonder what sets you apart from the people that seem to crush their financial goals? These folks didn’t corner the market on goal success either, instead they just got the task DONE. Their 2017 goal is to boost their savings rate and get their expenses down to $30,000 a year as they work towards financial independence.

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Financial Goals Goals Debt Budgeting 100

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JULY 9, 2014

We want to achieve our financial goals, but still enjoy life. My family was watching way too much addictive cable TV anyway and my husband and I were not happy with the new price, so the decision was very easy. In 2013, our average monthly grocery spending was $635. We want to have our cake and eat it too.

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Grocery Spending Financial Goals January Budgeting 242

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FEBRUARY 1, 2019

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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February Frugal Financial Goals Budgeting 100

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OCTOBER 9, 2014

I want my family to enjoy life, but we also have some pretty serious financial goals that we are trying to achieve. When reviewing your spending from the previous challenge, realize there are two types of spending categories: Fixed and Variable. Groceries. I talk a lot about grocery spending on this blog.

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Budgeting Budget Finance Organic 100

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JUNE 8, 2018

Personally, budgeting has allowed us to control of our money, reach financial goals, and start planning for our dream life. Another way to think of a budget is a spending plan. The grocery category is the easiest one to reduce. I list tons of ideas: How to Slash Your Grocery Spending .

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