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Start Planning and Budgeting for Summer TODAY!

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We participated in 2 library summer programs and they hosted movie nights, summer plays, visits from the local zoo, and other fun & educational activities for all ages. Cheap Summer Movies – Some theaters offer great kids’ movie deals over the summer months. Summer Food: Our diet changes over the summer.

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20 Tips for Frugal Living

For the Mommas

You can use the difference in income to pay off debt, save or invest. And if you rent, save money and then invest the difference. Save money by preparing your own meals. Drink water to save money and calories. Plan the most efficient route to save gas and time. Plan ahead.

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How Krystal and Josh paid off $80k in 4 years!

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” It’s amazing how much money was freed up when I stayed. What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put. towards paying off your debt. When I make a weekly meal plan, it saves us money because. We knew it would take us years to get out of debt!

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Meet Krista & Jon Who Paid Off $36,000 | Debt Free Stories

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When Jon and I were married, we acknowledged that high paying careers were not on the docket for us, knowing that we wanted to have both comfortable and generous lives we decided that we would have to be incredibly diligent with our resources. The first step in this diligence was paying off debt. We sold the excess.

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Find out How Acadia & Her Husband Paid off $97,000 in Student Loans

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We began to realize that each item we own costs us something, either our time to maintain it or our money. What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. We are living in an apartment that we can pay for out of one paycheck with money left over.

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Find out how Richard paid off $40,000 of debt

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What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. My biggest wins for saving money came from psychological tricks I’d employ. With our jobs, families and social lives its tempting to spend money to enjoy ourselves. So I pass on by.

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Meet Carrie. She Paid Off $14,000 in Debt in 14 Months.

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I also found small ways to earn extra money, specifically flipping yard sale finds for a profit on eBay. What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. Aside from the normal saving money ideas, I started bartering for extra services that I needed.

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