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How We Frugal-ed in August 2022

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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. I cleaned out a large filing cabinet and was stuck with a big box of documents that I didn’t feel comfortable just throwing in the recycle bin.

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My Word for 2019

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Our main financial goal is to pay off our last non-mortgage loan. It was a goal in 2018, but high medical bills and other financial challenges hindered our progress. The author, Bea Johnson, chronicles her journey of zero waste living through 5 Rs: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rot. My word for 2019 is REDUCE.

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My 2020 Financial Goals & A Recap of 2019

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ALSO our 2019 Financial Goal!). That book has changed my outlook on reusing, recycling, making do, and rethinking one use products. In 2019, I chose a word that encapsulated our financial goal for the year and other habits that I wanted to work on. We knocked this out of the park. Moving on to 2020!