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Ways to Beat Lifestyle Inflation

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Another way to do this, if you have self control (which I don’t), is the budget just as if you were making the same amount as before, and manually reroute your extra money to your savings goal. Keep Your Goals in Mind When your income increases or expenses drastically decrease (like when you pay off debt), keep your goals in mind.

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Competing With Yourself To Save On Utility Bills

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

It’s quite a fun game as well as a “feel good” one as I know if I beat last month I did my part to burn less fossil fuels – and that’s something we all need to strive for. With just a quick glance, I can see how well I did versus the previous month and have a figure to shoot to beat during the current one.

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