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How We Frugal-ed in January!

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I’ll link a few of my sheet pan recipes below. ALSO, I also strained the liquid that was left in the slow cooker to use in recipes. Found Money in January: I have an old savings account that I hold on to, because it’s at the same bank as my kids’ savings accounts. Cook Once, Eat Many Times!

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Meet a Reader | Mid-Atlantic Julia

The Frugal Girl

What’s the “why” behind your money-saving efforts? Being frugal allows me to stay at home with our little ones, which was always a goal of mine, and my husband has been very supportive of that. I would probably add it to our savings account for house projects. That is a never-ending list!

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My Binder System for Organizing Some Important Areas of My Office and My Life

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My recipe binder is a very important part of my kitchen. It is full of recipes from magazines, friends, and online that I have collected over the years. Some people keep their recipes on the computer, but I prefer my binder with its well-used, splattered pages.

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How Are You Doing On Those Resolutions?

Saving Cents With Sense

I know we are half way through January, and many of you may already be giving up on your New Year’s Resolutions, but I wanted to encourage you to keep reaching for those goals you set. Did you want to save more money this year? The truth is that it is easy to start goals, and much more challenging to follow through. Lose Weight?

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Over 40 and Worried about Money? Start here!

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.” 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.**. of Gen X report they have saves less than $10,000 for retirement.**.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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Now that we’ve paid off six figures of non-mortgage debt , we are working on saving 6 months’ expenses and maybe even more. Consider setting the money aside in a savings account that isn’t immediately accessible and doesn’t have an ATM attached to it This will help to avoid any impulsive non-emergency spending.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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Being self-employed, we have a higher starter fund on hand and when we pay off our non-mortgage debt, we will save to at least 6 months expenses and maybe even more. Remember this account is specifically for your emergency fund. This time-saving technique will save you money and your sanity. Try freezer cooking.