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Money Matters - How to Build Healthy Financial Habits and Prevent Future Debt

Motherhood Moments

Instead, you may want to check out thrift stores or buy classic, high-quality items that will last longer. Even if your retirement seems ages away, saving up for it is one of the best things you can do for your financial health right now. Rather, it's about making choices that align with your values. Save for retirement T-O-D-A-Y.

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Meet a Reader | M from the PNW

The Frugal Girl

And we can’t—we can’t upgrade to a larger home and pay our mortgage off early and contribute more to retirement, especially since a priority is to be able to travel and have adventures while we’re all young and in good health, and while the kids want to spend this time with us. What’s your best frugal win?

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

Family Balance Sheet

I keep separate binders for our Business Expenses & Statements , Business Taxes , Health Savings Account , Retirement , my passwords (with alphabet tabs), and Workouts. But I have seen a variety of binders at yard sales and thrift stores for pocket change. I am a bit obsessive about them being all white. I find it visually calming.

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Take Control of Your Money in 2015

Family Balance Sheet

Choose Thrift First Challenge. In 2015, the monthly challenge will be the Choose Thrift First Challenge. We will be challenging ourselves to resist buying retail and instead choose thrift by borrowing, buying second hand, or making do with what we already have. I aim to publish two interviews a month and usually on Wednesdays.

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Beginning Exercise without Breaking the Bank

Saving Cents With Sense

Then select Health/Fitness and scroll to find a workout that looks interesting to you. Check out local thrift stores, Craigslist ads, and garage sales for low cost (and sometimes free!) Lastly, if you haven’t searched yet, there are numerous links on Pinterest to workouts you can do at home. Free Local Classes.

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Meet a Reader | Midwest Andrea

The Frugal Girl

My wedding dress, thrifted! It’s all worth it to me, this practice has been extremely beneficial for my mental and physical health. It’s not hard for me (anymore) to avoid expensive stores or fast fashion sites such as Shein and Temu, and instead shop at thrift stores or use my local BuyNothing group.

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Sustainable Living Traits To Pass On To Your Children

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Healthy Personal Lifestyle Choices Physical and mental health obviously play an important role in our overall well-being and outlook on life. Make it be known that that that there is nothing wrong in purchasing second-hand items from thrift stores, yard sales, or via classified ads or even online via places like eBay or Craigslist.

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