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Where I found money in February

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I have used the extra money to pay off debt, fund family trips, or build up our Christmas savings. Ibotta is a cash back app and I took advantage of a lot of their grocery offers in February. Any money I earn from Ibotta goes back into my grocery budget. Yep, I found a $20 bill on a morning run at the beach!

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Where we found money in April

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I have used the extra money to pay off debt, fund family trips, or build up our Christmas savings. Years ago during our Debt Freedom Plan, I avoided using credit cards, not because we had credit card debt, but I was trying to limit our overall spending. Yep, I found a $20 bill while running on the beach!

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Where I found EXTRA Money in May 2021

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I have used the extra money to pay off debt, fund family trips, or build up our Christmas savings. These types of refunds are few and far between today, especially with the grocery apps such as Ibotta, which make refunds much easier. Yep, I found a $20 bill while running on the beach!

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Cool Things I Read This Week

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Reader Asks About Selling Home to Pay Off Debt – [link] I agree. Paying Debt vs. Saving Money [link] I say pay off debt. TurboTax Giveaway, Oil Stocks, Groceries and More. High Cost of Being a Moron: Round 2 [link] via @ sustainlifeblog We have all made our mistakes.

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Find Out How Olivia & Her Husband Paid off Their Mortgage in 33 Months

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We made sure we could afford the monthly payments on a 15 year mortgage, with the mindset that we would pay more each month. What inspired you to get debt free? There were two things that inspired us to pay off debt. I talk a lot about this in my post “Top 4 Ways to Pay Off Debt” but they include: 1.

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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

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SMALL changes add up to BIG results: With our home, auto, and medical expenses low, we nickel and dimed the rest of our budget and found some extra funds each month to send to our debts. Groceries. ” By planning our meals and grocery list, I am able to maintain our grocery budget and still eat very well.

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2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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Happy New Year’s 2019: In January 2019, we were down to one final non-mortgage loan, so we created just one financial goal for the year—-to pay off that last non-mortgage debt by December. We engaged in many strategies to find extra money to put towards the debt: We cut cable TV and our land line.

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