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Creative Ways to Save Money for Travel

Shereen Travels Cheap

Watch concerts/theater at home - Yes, going to concerts and live theater is fun, but they can easily add up quickly. Take the money you would have spent on a costly concert, and save it instead. You just saved service fees. Now, start saving to go somewhere amazing. So, now you're paying for a thing you don't even use.

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How We Frugal-ed in June 2023

Family Balance Sheet

Instead, I look for creative ways to save my family money in all aspects of our lives. However, we all agreed that the existing furniture was not comfortable, especially to watch movies. 2 – We opened up high-interest savings accounts and earned $250 in interest. Frugal living is not about deprivation.

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7 Best Savings Accounts of January 2024 (Up to 5.27%)

Savings Corner

What you need to know about the best savings accounts What do the best savings accounts have in common? The best savings account interest rates are around 5%. At a brick-and-mortar bank, you’ll often find savings rates closer to the national average, which is currently 0.46%.

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Why Save Money in a Low Interest Rate Environment?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Helping the parents teach my grandchildren to save is an ongoing project of mine. Each year I bring them together in my Grandma Rie’s Money Camp and focus on different aspects of personal finance, with saving being a focus in each camp. Trepidation about having the grand-kids open a savings account.

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Saving Your Pennies For A Rainy Day

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We have all heard that age old adage “save your pennies for a rainy day,” but many of us never do it. Saving money can be a bit of a difficult challenge, especially if you are in a household that lives paycheck to paycheck like so many do. How To Save. It is challenging to save, and it does take diligence.

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For Better Savings: Use Sub Accounts to Differentiate Your Goals

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

One of the mistakes that we often make when saving is putting everything into one account. It’s fun to watch your account grow, but at the same time, if you have different goals for the money, having everything in one account can be problematic, since you aren’t able to identify which money is earmarked for a specific goal.

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Christmas Savings Club | May Meeting

Family Balance Sheet

On the 25th of every month from January to November in 2013, I''m holding a virtual meeting for the Christmas Savings Club. The goal for this monthly accountability meeting is to give updates on our progress, motivate one another and help all of us save for a cash Christmas. Christmas Savings Club' Thanks for reading.

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