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Need a sample budget to help you create yours? This is our real family budget.

A Sample Budget to Help You Create Your Own Budget

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3 Ways to Save on Medical Costs (and How We Budget For Medical Costs)

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Super Cheap Bagel Bar Party with Tanta Helen’s Famous Cream Cheese

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6 Reasons why your budget fails and how to conquer it!

Common Budget Plan Problems and How to Conquer them

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10 Fun Things to Buy That Pay for Themselves (Plus Some!)

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Cheap Restaurants: How We Spend Less Eating Out Than Cooking at Home!

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7 Baby Steps to Transform Your Hopeless Grocery Budget into a Success!

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Our $70/week Meal Plan for Four People: 20 Min. Meals! Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner (Includes Grocery List and Price List).

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Give the Gift of Experiences, Not More “Stuff”

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What Does Your Bad Habit Really Cost You? This is The True Price of Smoking and Fast Food.

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The Ultimate Money Saving Workbook: 200 Ways to Reduce Your Spending, Increase Your Savings, and Achieve Your Dreams!

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Cheap DIY “Year In Review” Christmas Ornament

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21 Christmas Traditions To Enjoy On a Tight Budget!

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10 Cheap and Easy Thanksgiving Centerpieces

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The 3 Ways You Can Save On Every Car Repair (when you don’t know how to fix cars).

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How much money can you save with Ting cell service?

My Completely Honest Review of Ting Cell Service (and how I saved $111/month!)

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4 Easy Steps to Stop Fighting About Money Forever

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diy chair upholstery

$4.00 DIY Chair Make Over in 15 minutes!

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paper towel alternatives

Save $400/year by switching your paper towels for cloth!

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ways to save money on vacation

Detailed itinerary template of how we vacationed for $71/day (including hotel!)

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ting cell phone review

I pay $41.00/month for my iPhone Plan! Ask me how:)

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22 Free and Cheap Date Night Ideas in Northern Virginia! Prince William, Fairfax, Loudoun, Arlington, Alexandria, and DC included.

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Dollar Store Organization

What You’re Missing at The Dollar Tree: Best Teaching Products!

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batch cooking with an electric griddle

Tools of the Trade: Batch Cooking (Electric Griddle for about $17!)

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Costco Membership for only a few dollars!

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can you be too cheap

The Chopped Onion Project. Is there a limit to cutting costs?

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buying in bulk online

Easily Calculate the Yearly Cost of Anything You Use Regularly. *Shop for 3 months of necessities at a time, saving time and money. *Know exactly how much to budget for household needs.

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how to organize a home file cabinet

Financial File Cabinet: Organized and Easy to Keep Up.

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outdoor lanterns for candles

Candle Lanterns: A Cheap and Beautiful Outdoor Lighting Option

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How we reduced our spending by $23,537.00 in a year (Money Saving Tips)!

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The First and Second Step to Reducing Debt (and most important!)

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poker party ideas

Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament Party: Amazingly Fun and Ridiculously Cheap! $31.00 for the whole party!

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$10.00 Family Christmas Tradition

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20 Gift Basket Ideas For Every Occasion…Thoughtful, Cheap and Awesome!

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dissatisfied customer

Contacting the CEO’s office when you’re in a pickle.

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price per unit calculator

Calculating Unit Prices (Size 1 Diapers used as an example)

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DIY ikea hacks

DIY: Dry Erase Boards and the Ikea “As-Is” Aisle

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cheap brand is better

Review: Suave Rosemary Mint Shampoo (and how I learned the lesson to try out a cheaper brand)

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Most Useful Apps for IPhone

13 Free iPhone apps to make your life much easier!

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saving money through pinterest projects

Saving Money through Pinterest Projects

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