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Where I found EXTRA Money in May 2021

Family Balance Sheet

I have used the extra money to pay off debt, fund family trips, or build up our Christmas savings. Through May of 2021, I have found over $6800 for the year! Scroll down to the bottom to see the previous months’ totals and links. My total found money in May: $321.81. This money was put into my Christmas Savings account.

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Q&A | frugal mental health, “why did you get a cat”?, and phones for kids

The Frugal Girl

A reader wrote me an email telling me about some family troubles, including the story of her son leaving an abusive marriage, with his little daughter in tow. If you’re a regular around here, this will not be anything new, since I frequently share my coping mechanisms in posts here. ?

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Christmas Savings Club | May 2019

Family Balance Sheet

Also, in February, I received a check of $45 from a family member who was reimbursing us from a group gift that we took care of over the holidays. Last year, a friend of mine on Facebook shared that she saves $1 bills that have Federal Reserve letters that match the first letter of her kids’ names. How did I do in May?

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Dining Out For Less

Shereen Travels Cheap

Anyway, here are ways I save money on food when I travel. This way you get enough to eat, but you also don't have to take anything with you if you can't go back to put it in a fridge (though some places don't do leftovers, so it also eliminates wasting any food). Skip the kid's menu - If you can, try to avoid the kid's menu.

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Necessary Holiday Travel Tips

Shereen Travels Cheap

Soon you'll join the millions of people traveling to visit friends and family or, if you're lucky, going on a winter getaway. Here's a post I did on packing light in the winter. TSA may very well want to inspect them and will not be sorry for you if they have to unwrap them. This makes these lines longer.

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How to Make Slime for Kids

Saving Cents With Sense

How to Make Slime for Kids. This is really a fun DIY craft for kids any time of year, but around Halloween, it can be even more exciting. Since my kids are on Fall Break, I wanted to have some fun projects that would entertain them – and be fun decorations. We put our slime in a mason jar so that it wouldn’t escape :).

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Christmas Savings Club | July 2019

Family Balance Sheet

You can read the previous posts on my progress here , but here’s a recap of the variety of ways I’ve found the money since February: In February, I received a check from Ebates for $40.92. In April, we received a small tax refund and I put $100 of our refund into our Christmas Savings account. Read: My Ebates Review.

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