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Start Planning and Budgeting for Summer TODAY!

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Include everything from weekend trips to longer vacations, yard/garden projects, home renovations, kids’ camps, gear and clothing, and any other summer expense you might have. Local fairs & festivals – Look for local fairs and festivals for low-cost games, food, and activities. Summer Food: Our diet changes over the summer.

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How to Recognize the Hidden Costs of Christmas & Trim the Fat

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Per household, that’s about $11 a day for a Griswold/“Christmas Vacation”-style over-the-top light show, and about $1.56 Food and Decorations. The average shopper will spend $100 on food and candy and $51.60 Start the New Year off right by making a commitment to save money and pay off debt.

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How Angela & Jeff paid off $58,000 of Debt in 2 Years

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We had tried other methods in the past, but found this one suited us best since it forced us to focus on one goal at a time, rather than trying to do it all (pay off debt and contribute to savings and retirement). What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt.

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How Krystal and Josh paid off $80k in 4 years!

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Use all the food you have, and freeze it if you know you won’t use it up before it expires. were not about to give up a summer vacation! had a small amount already saved for a tiny vacation. you are debt free? When we first started paying off debt we really didn’t have anything to.

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Budgeting in the Fun Stuff: Financing Food and Fun for $20 So there her and her boyfriend are in the supermarket with approximately $20 in hand. They knew they needed food but it was mug night! Instead of giving in, they used it as an opportunity to pay down debt! The angry mob is targeting the wrong street.

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

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That meant no vacations, no new clothes, no eating out, nothing. This immediately let me slash a huge amount off my monthly spending – though of course it wasn’t much fun at the time! I’ve had a few (bargain) vacations away, moved to a slightly nicer property and got out of that awful job I mentioned earlier.

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How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!)

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I came up with strategies to help us pay for yearly bills, large expenses, and we were able to pay off debts. – Food: groceries, meals out, school lunches. During that time, I started to budget for everything. Every aspect of our lives was included in our budget.

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