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How We Frugal-ed in January!

Family Balance Sheet

I’ll link a few of my sheet pan recipes below. ALSO, I also strained the liquid that was left in the slow cooker to use in recipes. Found Money in January: I have an old savings account that I hold on to, because it’s at the same bank as my kids’ savings accounts. Cook Once, Eat Many Times!

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Meet a Reader | Mid-Atlantic Julia

The Frugal Girl

I would probably add it to our savings account for house projects. Your homemade bagels look lovely; what recipe do you use? Of course, I have to say that my hair is rather forgiving- thick and curly- so the mistakes that I’m sure I make are not very visible. That is a never-ending list! Good for you guys.

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My Binder System for Organizing Some Important Areas of My Office and My Life

Family Balance Sheet

My recipe binder is a very important part of my kitchen. It is full of recipes from magazines, friends, and online that I have collected over the years. Some people keep their recipes on the computer, but I prefer my binder with its well-used, splattered pages.

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How I Organize My Paper Files and Filing Cabinet

Family Balance Sheet

I still keep my favorite recipes in a binder instead of an online recipe portal. Major Category: Insurance - My sub-files are Auto, Health, Health Savings Account, Home-Owners, Life. I haven't embraced a paper-free lifestyle yet. I still prefer a paper day planner over my google calendar.

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Over 40 and Worried about Money? Start here!

Family Balance Sheet

.” Recently Go Banking Rates conducted two studies on savings rates with startling results. Almost 70% of Generation X have less than $1000 in personal savings account. *. of Generation X report a retirement savings account balance of $0.**. of Gen X report they have saves less than $10,000 for retirement.**.

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*HOT* Earn $125 in FREE Cash

Saving With Shellie

We have quite a few: Checking, Savings, Vacation Account, Stan’s Business Account, Little J’s savings account, Emergency Fund. Be sure you Follow me on Pinterest and check out my boards for recipes , craft ideas and other frugal living tips ! It’s free to open them and easy to manage.

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How To Teach Your Kids to Save Money

Couponing 101

Teach Kids to Save Money Tip #5. Also, open them up a savings account to put the bigger money in. When my boys get money for their birthday, they pull half off for their savings account and the other half is for themselves. How To Teach Your Kids to Save Money is a post from Couponing 101.