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5 Easy Budget Categories to Reduce

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And my absolute #1 way to save money at the grocery store is to PLAN OUR MEALS. If you make this one simple change, you will reduce your grocery spending substantially. When you walk into a grocery store with a plan, you eliminate impulse & duplicate purchases. Gym Membership. It saves us $67 a month.

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Reduce Your Spending in 3 Budget Categories | 31 Days to Organize Your Finances

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Groceries. I talk a lot about grocery spending on this blog. My absolute #1 way for saving money at the grocery store is to PLAN OUR MEALS. If you make this one simple change, you will reduce your grocery spending. Gym Membership. My husband volunteers at our local YMCA for a free family membership.

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2 – Reduce your grocery spending without sacrificing quality. Do you know how much you spend on groceries each month? Groceries is the easiest budget category to overspend. It’s also very easy to reduce your grocery spending just by planning your meals. Barter your gym membership!

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The Final Day of 31 Days to Find $1000 ~ How Did You Do?

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Day 12: How to Get a FREE Gym Membership. Day 14: Reduce Your Grocery Spending without Sacrificing Quality. Day 16: Shop Thrift or Consignment Stores. Day 10: Sell Your Gold Jewelry for Cash. Day 11: Cancel Your Cable TV. Day 13: Update #2. Day 15: Skip the AM Drive-Thru and Eat Breakfast at Home.

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10 Smart Ways to Become Debt Free

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They Managed their Grocery Spending. I have always stressed that groceries is one of the easiest budget categories to reduce. The interviewees also found that cutting their food spending freed up quite a bit of money to apply towards debt. Sometimes you don’t have to give things up, instead you need to be creative.

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