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Celebrating Your Season

Family Balance Sheet

Our life is now dictated by a school schedule; the bus stop, math homework, reading assignments, teacher conferences, soccer practice, church clubs, swimming lessons, lunch menus, packed lunches, school fundraisers, tissue toss.don't ask, sign this paper, library books, blah, blah, blah. I'm no longer a stay-at-home mom.

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Ask LV: Mom Wardrobe

Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

I also work part time as a lunch/recess mom at a local elementary school. I get tired of wearing hoodies and and fleece zip ups all the time.” “I’m a busy mom of two travel hockey boys (ages 9 and 7). That includes being in and out of freezing ice arenas! ” – Nicole.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

5 – Brown bag your lunch. There was a time (pre-pandemic) that I ate lunch out almost every day with friends. An easy lunch idea in one word: leftovers! 17 – Find a part-time job. For ideas, read: 5 Make-Ahead Breakfast Ideas. Put the money saved into your emergency fund.

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Find out How Brian & His Wife Paid off $109,000 in Credit Card Debt

Family Balance Sheet

I work full time in IT and my wife works part time in retail. Little things like coffee, lunches, fast food etc add up and can kill your budget. We tried to avoid these things by packing our lunch, cooking meals at home, and shopping with a list to avoid overspending and wasting money. We live in New York.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

5 – Brown bag your lunch. Not enough time in the morning to make breakfast AND pack a lunch, one word: leftovers! Dinner time is stressful. 15 – Find a part-time job. Add up how much you are spending in the morning and you’ll see how much you will save for your fund.

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Eat to Lose Weight

Saving Cents With Sense

Now as a mom of 3 going back to graduate school and working part time, I knew that I needed to be able to healthy but it also needed to be EASY. Lunch : Salad (pre-made on Sunday so they are easy to grab each morning) and Fruit for dessert (I have a sweet tooth!). Then they feel guilty and give up.

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Do You Hate Your Job?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Financial independence is defined by me as ‘not having to work for a living full time’ You don’t have to be a millionaire to have some financial independence. Savings plus part time work could be enough if your ‘needs’ and ‘wants’ are held in check.

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