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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. If you’d like information on donating plasma, read my review of donating plasma HERE. This money was put into my Christmas Savings account. Yep, I found a $20 bill while running on the beach! My total found money in May: $321.81.

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5 Steps to CRUSH Debt + FREE Debt Payoff Goal Tracker

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The link will give you all of the information you need to complete the sheet. Being self-employed, we felt we needed more than Dave’s recommended $1000 starter emergency fund that he outlines in his book, so our first step was to save a bit more for our home and office. 2 – Create your Debt Freedom Plan.

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Grocery Chopping: Cut Down Your Grocery Bill Without Using Coupons and $500 Giveaway

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Millions of Americans and Canadians are experiencing what the emptiness feels like…the emptiness of their savings accounts, the emptiness of their wallets, and the emptiness of their kitchen cupboards. Many stores offer their consumers off brand store brands so that they can have high quality goods without paying brand name prices.

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5 Steps to Crush Debt in 2016 + FREE Debt Payoff Goal Tracker

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The link will give you all of the information you need to complete the sheet. I have no problem shopping at a thrift store and not having cable TV, but I still want to camp and watch my daughters swim meets. 5 Steps to Crush Debt in 2016. 1 – Calculate your debt. This is such a crucial step. What’s important to you?

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Organize Your Home

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If you are looking for a can of spray paint you used last summer, you are more likely to look somewhere that you have other cans of paint stored. Store things where you use them. Unless you have a very small house, you can save yourself time and effort by storing stuff where you use it. Get Organized'

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Growing up in the 1950?s

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There were no online saving or bill paying services. You researched in the library and wrote to the state’s to get information to plan a trip. There were no remote controls. There were no automatically adjusting thermostats. There were no garage door openers. There were no dishwashers (other than us kids!). Entertainment.

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My 2020 Financial Goals & A Recap of 2019

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We had worked all year to send extra monthly payments to that final loan and on that early morning I realized the balance was finally at a level that we could pay it off with some of our savings. I feel like I made a lot of trips to the thrift store to donate our stuff, but my house will tell you otherwise. Bring it, 2020!