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Meet a Reader | Mid-Atlantic Julia

The Frugal Girl

We bought a cheap old trampoline and enclosed the bottom with chicken wire as their run It has been a learning curve to take care of this much land, as well as the chickens and cows we’ve since added. In my free time I enjoy canning and preserving food (well, I enjoy the results of it, ha!), That is a never-ending list!

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Start Saving Early for Retirement: Tips for Young People Just Starting Out

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Unless you want to work until the day you die, you are going to need some savings to fund the years you no longer earn an income. Whether you want to retire early or work well after the retirement age, you will need to have saved enough to enable you to continue to live in the manner to which you have become accustomed.

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Learning to Save & Pay Off Debt | Guest Post

Saving Cents With Sense

You never realize how important work and health is until you are struggling with both, and quitting my job and going through a hard time truly humbled me. Flash forward to current day – I run my own business as a freelancer and work full time. ©2009-11 Saving Cents with Sense ™, a website of Saving Sense Media LLC.

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report card freebies 2016 – Free Stuff when School ends

Coupons Do Work

The time has come. Bank Rewards – Check with your local banks and credit unions as many of them offer money rewards for good grades as well ~ so fun! Family Trust Federal Credit Union – open savings account. 3 Rivers Credit Union -open a Buddy (Cub) account for your child. They can save up to 20%.

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Ways to Save Money on a Tight Budget

Saving Everyday

My niece goes to Goodwill and buys what I can only describe as bags of junk, and she makes a full-time income selling it on eBay. Used clothing, toys, and necessities sell very well. The first time I did this was nearly 20 years ago, and it was a big eye-opener. Save your savings. It’s just easy.

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Back to Basics: Saving Your Savings

For the Mommas

If there is money left in your budget at the end of the pay period, move it to savings as well. I know a lot of people move this money into a separate vacation or fun money savings account. In my book, rebate checks equal easy savings. There should be no need to add it back into the budget, so save it!

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

Family Balance Sheet

working full time at a low-paying job and going to grad school full time, while my husband was working multiple jobs just to help us make ends meet. get better once I had my masters degree and could teach full-time. full-time so we started bringing in a decent amount of money. It was never.

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