Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 20, 2013

August is winding down and families are officially in “Back to School” mode, which includes packing lunches, soccer games, play-dates, homework and so much more! 79% of parents reported that they pack their kids’ school lunches. Then, take those packed lunches and head to the park for a final summer break picnic. Plan the menus.

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Giveaway Kids and Family Parenting Lunch 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Let’s face it, we are human: we forget stuff, make mistakes and we lose interest and motivation very quickly. We just need a little something to help us keep track of things, not just as a reminder, but as a source of motivation as well. I like to go out for lunch sometimes, weight loss diet or not. MyNetDiary. You know what?

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Food and Wine Food and Drink Motivation Nutrition 222

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 9, 2014

I powered through until lunch and got all of my work done on my to-do list in just five hours. When you finish them, they will provide a “small win”, which is very motivating to keep going. The other day, I woke up, and got straight to work. These are bite-sized chunks that you can do right away and aren’t too daunting.

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Work Simple Motivation Cleaning 180

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 3, 2016

The Sunday dinner leftovers from 3 weeks ago that would have made a delicious lunch–slimy. So blare some fun music to get you motivated, because TODAY, we’re cleaning out the refrigerator and freezer. And that’s when problems arise. Food is forgotten about and becomes a science experiment. Good food, too.

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Grocery Spending Freezers Refrigerators Groceries 100

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MAY 31, 2011

The thought of heating up the kitchen by turning on the oven when it’s already over 100 degrees outside makes it really hard for me to motivate myself to cook. Lunches: Leftovers. Snacky Lunch” – Yogurt, nuts, cheese, fruit, crackers, etc. Am I the only one who hates cooking in the summer? PB&J, Baby Carrots, Yogurt.

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Menu Planning Menu Plans Freezers Burritos 68

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 2, 2014

This might be when your kids are watching their favorite television show or when you’re on lunch break at work. Adding a social component may motivate you to read more. All of us have little pockets of time where we can find a little time to read. Put limits on technology. Why not meet others who share your love of reading?

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Finds Television Televisions Re-use 189

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

We meet over lunch twice a week to work through the course. We have completed two sessions so far and we both feel very energized and motivated about our finances and our future. After watching the free preview video , we registered for the online sessions. No excuses, it's marked in our calendars. Did you find it helpful?

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Money Podcasts Debt Finance 147

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 26, 2016

Finally, we are able to see the light at the end of the tunnel and are more motivated than ever to pay off these final two loans. I’ll do my best to follow my own advice, 10 Ways to Save When Eating Out , and we will bring snacks, bag lunches, and drinks whenever we can to save money. The Girls’ Activities.

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Financial Goals Goals 2016 Debt 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 18, 2011

It is amazing, $45 a person at night or $30 a person at lunch, and we go once a year on my birthday at the end of December usually. I am now buckling down once again and hope my next update post to you has a more motivational weight loss tone. I am not saying that I should have gained 4 pounds in one week, but it was a fun week.

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September Chicago Personal Finance Goals 183

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Feel Superior – Stay Motivated. One Thanksgiving I noticed they were having a Turkey Trot so I joined up to do that the next year – it was a 5K so that motivated me to ‘train’ even more. For several years I worked out at lunch in addition to working out in the morning. It was a blast.

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At Home Home Work At&T 198

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Perhaps a walk with a friend instead of lunch. Be very clear of your motives before buying something. You have a latte on the way to work every day. You go weekend e-baying, garage-saling or to the flea markets. What are some good habits you can do? Or making your own coffee. How about a trip to the park instead of weekend shopping?

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Money Debt Finance Credit Cards 203

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 11, 2016

So the idea of starting to work out to lose weight did not motivate me, but after the initial cleanse helped me lose some weight, I was motivated to change the way I eat to lose weight. Lunch : Salad (pre-made on Sunday so they are easy to grab each morning) and Fruit for dessert (I have a sweet tooth!).

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Food and Drink The Biggest Loser Lunch Lunches 40

Saving Cents With Sense

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Along with this new 28-day program, there is also the new Nutrisystem Fast 5 , which is a one week jump-start kit, giving you a unique one-week meal plan featuring 7 specially selected breakfasts, lunches and dinners to help accelerate your weight loss in your first week on the program. All rights reserved. This site uses affiliate links.

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Goals Motivation New Year's Meals 65

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Surrounding yourself with the things you have done is a great motivator and encourager. This could be a brisk walk at lunch or a trip to the gym. Pick what are your top 5 must do’s for the day and get them done first. Celebrate your accomplishments. Remind yourself about what you have gotten done. Upgrade your skills.

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Goals At&T Motivation Library 159

Nicoles Nickels

AUGUST 7, 2012

The video series reinforces the goals of BeeWell For Life with inspirational stories, recipes, tips and motivational messages to help consumers lead a healthier life.” Enter using the Rafflecopter form below – you can only do each entry once!

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Giveaway Reusable Tote Consumer United States 75

Nicoles Nickels

JANUARY 6, 2013

I am super excited to try the Loaded Baked Potato since the Cheesy Homestyle Potatoes are my favorite for lunch! As the end of my second week on Nutrisystem comes to pass, I am as motivated and excited as I was on day one. I add a medium apple as my smart carb with my lunch. Jamie’s post: Second Week weight loss: 8.6

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Food and Drink Fuel Lunch Lunches 76

Nicoles Nickels

APRIL 14, 2013

I don’t want to eat in the office because of the smell and I need to get fresh air periodically so I have been trying to microwave my lunch at work and eat it in the car but haven’t been that good at it lately. I need to get back on the lunch track. So unfortunately it does not leave me to much time to exercise.

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Office Breakfast Lunch Lunches 61

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 17, 2018

I’ll do my best to follow my own advice, 10 Ways to Save When Eating Out , and we will bring snacks, bag lunches, and drinks on road and errand trips to save money. The bad news is that we were in our prime earning & investing years when we stopped contributing…just more motivation to complete these steps as soon as possible to get to #6.

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Financial Goals Goals 2018 Debt 113

Work With What You've Got

APRIL 5, 2010

Cereal or a low-cal frozen dinner for lunch (this is because I am lazy. If I had the will power to make creative low-fat lunches I would, but I don’t right now, and I am going to work with myself where I am and stay honest. Everyone is encouraged to make their own plan, because everyone is different. No skipping breakfast.

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Making Girls Motivation Fitness 40

Nicoles Nickels

MARCH 31, 2013

This week I was really good and weighing myself every day helps me to keep the weight loss fresh in my mind and keep me motivated all day! *. I am going to switch up my eating at work a little bit by eating vegetables and salad along with my lunch. It’s so tempting to make the wrong choice at those times!

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Food and Drink Sprint Work Lunch 65

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 4, 2011

For lunch, take some carrot or bell pepper sticks. This keeps you from getting bored and keeps you motivated to eat well. Make it a habit to incorporate at least 5 different coloured foods a day into your diet. For breakfast toss some blueberries and strawberries into a blender for a quick smoothie. Swap your sweets.

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Cooking At Home Home and Garden Bulk Grow Your Own 138

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 28, 2011

Sustainable Personal Finance tells us how they make healthy lunches from home and save. We also bring a homemade lunch every day and not only does it save us money but it also keeps our health in check. Not Made of Money shares with us some tips on how to stay motivated at paying off our debt. Going Frugal. Reducing Debt.

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January 2010 Personal Finance Finance 124

Penny Pinchin' Mom

MARCH 11, 2024

I make my coffee at home, pack my lunch, and go straight home after work. The more you save, the more you feel motivated to save more as you see your savings account grow. This is when I’ve made all the mandatory payments, such as my mortgage and utility bills. I feel a little financially depleted at this time.

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Saving Money Money Saving Credit Cards 52

Saving Everyday

OCTOBER 24, 2014

The cabinets were practically bare, my poor husband had nothing for his lunches, and we had not a single roll of toilet paper. I came back reenergized and more motivated than I’ve felt in a long time – exactly what a vacation is supposed to do – right? When we got back from vacation, the house was absolutely empty.

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Vacation Fridays Coffee Couch 51

Nicoles Nickels

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

It takes me a while to get everything put away, wanted to show you a shot of the pantry where all of the shelf stable dinners and bars go and the hutch where the shelf stable lunches and desserts go. These little tokens of your weight loss are very motivating. Look at all of that food!

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Bath and Body Works Frozen Chocolate Food 82

For the Mommas

JANUARY 23, 2013

Bring your lunch to work more frequently. If you’re still worried you’ll break your resolution, consider motivating yourself by money. Have more money automatically withdrawn from your paycheck and put in your 401k. Eliminate expensive membership fees (i.e. that gym you no longer use.)

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Monitors Credit Debt Consumer 40

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 8, 2018

– Food: groceries, meals out, school lunches. This group is a safe place where we talk, motivate, and share ideas about budgeting. Non-necessity/extra (can survive without, but nice to have). Necessary expenses could be: – Home: Mortgage/rent, utilities, insurance, taxes, necessary repairs. They will be helpful.

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Budgeting Budget Financial Goals Goals 133

Nicoles Nickels

FEBRUARY 3, 2013

I will eat some in my lunch entree or dinner entree but compared to the meat servings I would eat before they are nothing! I have stopped weighing myself daily(I knew it was a bad idea) it’s very motivating when I am loosing the weight but worse when I don’t.

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Fuel Dinner Meals At&T 61

Nicoles Nickels

JANUARY 27, 2013

I say pretty much because on Friday I had lunch at the conference. I know at some point I will have to be able to eat the proper calories without the aid of pre-portioned food, but hopefully by that time my weight loss will be enough motivation not to sabotage myself by bingeing on fast food etc.

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Fuel Food and Drink Cake Wellness 79

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 9, 2015

Everyone had unique motivation for working towards debt freedom: Jackie and her husband were sick of the stress that goes along with money issues. ” Brian’s family packed their lunches, cooked meals at home, and shopped with a list to avoid overspending and wasting money. Stacy also advised to pack your lunch.

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Debt Free Debt Budgeting Budget 100

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

We also listed to The Dave Ramsey Show every day for daily motivation while we worked the baby steps. So we would cook at home and take leftovers for lunch the next day. After getting my husband on board, we bought The Total Money Makeover on audio book and would listed to it on repeat daily. We sold EVERYTHING! We used up what we had.

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Debt Debt Free Bath and Body Works Gas 100

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

We started making our own bread, pancake mix, hot chocolate mix, “Swiffer” dusting clothes, lunch snacks (cookies and muffins), bread crumbs, pizza crust, etc. The other thing we did to keep us motivated and stop us from feeling paralyzed by the amount we were facing was to keep a visual chart.

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Debt Debt Free Budgeting Budget 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Hershey’s Kisses kiss : Prepare a small bag of Hershey’s Kisses and slip it into your loved one’s purse, briefcase, or lunch kit. Consumerism Commentary talks about financial motivation for getting in shape. Instantly after this happens, kiss one another. Talk about reigniting that spark. How do you travel?

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February Finance Personal Finance Money 113

Frugal Luxuries

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

For several years now I've been motivated to action when reading her classic, tried-and-true frugal tricks and tips as she menu plans, money manages and enjoys the luxuries of a simple life with her family. Mike took his lunch to work every day this week. I've been doing this for years now and never have to buy canned tomatoes.

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Art Frugal Painting Home and Garden 40