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How We Frugal-ed in June 2023

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2 – We opened up high-interest savings accounts and earned $250 in interest. We are in what I call our “shovel season of life” Our oldest daughter leaves for college in the fall of 2024 and we have a big savings goal to hit before then. In total, we have made $250 in interest since April.

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Over 40 and Worried about Money? Start here!

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And then at the end of the rainbow, you retire, and move to Florida. ” Recently Go Banking Rates conducted two studies on savings rates with startling results. Almost 70% of Generation X have less than $1000 in personal savings account. *. of Generation X report a retirement savings account balance of $0.**.