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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. I simmered for hours and had more homemade chicken stock. I like to keep homemade stock in the freezer. I loaded up on their seconds and made my homemade sugar free applesauce.

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Meet a Reader | Mid-Atlantic Julia

The Frugal Girl

homemade bagels! I would probably add it to our savings account for house projects. Your homemade bagels look lovely; what recipe do you use? I can’t remember exactly, although I do know that I had read a few posts in years prior, but for some reason, it didn’t stick as a habit until a few years ago.

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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.