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Rethink Your Christmas Spending | 31 Days to Find $1000 | Christmas Savings Club

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The goal for this monthly accountability meeting is to give updates on our progress, motivate one another, and help all of us save for a cash Christmas. Towards the end of September, I made a commitment to myself to write a series in October called, 31 Days to Find $1000. And secondly, finding $1000 is not easy.

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How We Frugal-ed in September 2022

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I’m always looking for ways to save my family money to help us get through current higher food and gas prices and achieve our big financial goals. My daughters are both 5’10, so finding dresses that fit them appropriately is no easy task. Some months are more successful than others. My Frugal Shenanigans!

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Grocery Budget Challenge | September & October

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The Goal of the Grocery Budget Challenge is to be creative with our meal planning and grocery shopping so that we do not over-spend. If you have any wiggle room in your budget for some extra grocery money, this would be the month to find it and build up your pantry and freezer. I’ve seen turkeys for.25/lb,

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2019 Christmas Savings Club

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Unfortunately, the cash for Christmas doesn’t just magically appear the week before Thanksgiving. You will also find a Christmas Budget spreadsheet in my Family Budget Spreadsheets bundle. We will spend the next 10 months talking about ways to find money, but this first month, do your best to have it saved by 2.25.

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Introducing the 2013 Christmas Savings Club

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But the cash for Christmas doesn't just magically appear the week before Thanksgiving. Step 3: On the 25th of each month, we will be meeting (via a post) to discuss whether we hit our savings goal for the month. Each month, we'll come up with some unique ways to find/earn/save money to put towards our Christmas Savings Account.

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Frugal Friday 12.02.16

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It’s Frugal Friday: A recap of how we frugal-ed our way through the week so that we have more money to put towards our financial goals. How we saved this week: I didn’t go into the stores on Thanksgiving Day or weekend. What bargains did you find? . Our mission: Live WELL, On LESS Money. Did you shop on Black Friday?

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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

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The monthly payment for each loan slowly increased as we paid off loans AND we added any additional cash we could find. We celebrated the achievement with a trip over Thanksgiving. 25 Ways to Find Cash for your Emergency Fund. A sense of relief overwhelmed us when we paid off that last loan. How to Build your Emergency Fund.

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