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Winter Activities to Escape the Cold

Shereen Travels Cheap

Winter is right around the corner and some places have gotten colder already, which can make doing activities outside not that fun. He started doing large exhibits in his front yard during the pandemic and finally moved into a permanent space that changes throughout the year.

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Financial Success: It’s Not Always About Your Income

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Now, all of a sudden, we had enough money that we could try nicer restaurants. We make plenty!” This means that after we take care of retirement and emergency fund contributions, and after everything else is taken care of, we have enough to do what we like. We live in a semi-rural area in Utah.

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Our Big Financial Goal for 2016

Family Balance Sheet

I have made a pact with myself that if I don’t already own something that I need, I will either: make do with what I have, find said item at a thrift store, borrow, or forget about it. We have some home projects that we need to do and we have already set aside the funds. Restaurants. I think I’ll survive.

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How I’m Managing our Family Budget during the Pandemic

Family Balance Sheet

A local restaurant has created meal kits for delivery and the chef hosts a Facebook Live where you can cook your meal right along with him. This includes Christmas savings, extra mortgage payment, clothing, hobbies, anything frivolous, and sadly, contributions to charities and our retirement will also be paused.

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

Family Balance Sheet

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. Restaurants. We will need to cut back on dining out, but it is unrealistic for me to say we won’t eat at restaurants this year.

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Meet a Reader | Mbmom11, in the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

we started doing it after a family activity on my days off, and I’ve kept to it even when times were very tight. We rarely go out to eat or do anything, so it’s a nice treat, a special time together, and a way to socialize them about eating at restaurants. I do blow money on other things, but nothing consistently.