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Choose Thrift First Challenge – January Meeting

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In 2015 I’m challenging myself to rethink purchases by taking advantage of more cost effective solutions like borrowing, buying second hand, or just making do with what we already have. In January, I only ventured into Target because our daughters wanted to go and spend some of their Christmas gift money.

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Choose Thrift First Challenge – March Meeting

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In 2015 I’m challenging myself to rethink purchases by taking advantage of more cost effective solutions like borrowing, buying second hand, or just making do with what we already have. But I also found success at a thrift store. You’ll save yourself so much money. The Choose Thrift First Challenge.

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Take Control of Your Money in 2015

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This is the year that we will control our money and our debt and fear will not control us. I’ll continue to offer additional money saving tips, ideas, strategies and recipes like I always have, but I have some new themes that I will be starting next week. Choose Thrift First Challenge. Weekly Meals on a Budget.

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Our Big Financial Goal for 2016

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We have more important things to do with our money besides sending a large portion of it to the creditors every month. SO THIS WILL BE THE YEAR…YAY… WOOHOO… BUT……in order to reach our goal by the end of the year, we need to find/earn more money than we currently are able to come up with each month.

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

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Choose Thrift First. I want to challenge myself to rethink our purchases by taking advantage of more cost effective solutions, like borrowing, buying second hand, or just making do with what we already have. We will control our money, rather than our money controlling us. Apply any Found Money to our Goals.

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My 2020 Financial Goals & A Recap of 2019

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I feel like I made a lot of trips to the thrift store to donate our stuff, but my house will tell you otherwise. That book has changed my outlook on reusing, recycling, making do, and rethinking one use products. It was a long road and we were finally non-mortgage debt FREE!! 2 – Reduce our clutter. Moving on to 2020!