by Jamie Jeffers | Aug 22, 2016 | Income
Medium Sized Family has turned one! I’m so excited about reaching this milestone. I actually published the blog in July 2015, but I didn’t tell a soul about it until August 6, 2015. So I consider that to be the blog’s “birthday”.
I’ve come a long, long way since those first posts. When I look back at some of my first work, I’m a bit embarrassed at how little I knew. But more than that, I’m proud of how far I’ve come! I’ve learned a ton about things I didn’t even know existed a year ago.
I’ve made new friends and met some fabulous readers. I’ve learned about some of your struggles, and I’ve learned how to better handle my own.
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by Jamie Jeffers | Aug 19, 2016 | Ways We Saved This Week
Happy Frugal Friday! I like to spend Fridays tracking some of the ways we’ve saved money over the past week. Writing this series has held me accountable, and I consider it one of the important methods we’ve used to pay down debt in our #yearofno. If you like, you can read through the entire series.
School is back in session for us this week. I’m not sure if that helps me save money, since the kids are always need money for something school related. But at least we have a routine again.
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by Jamie Jeffers | Aug 17, 2016 | 7 Days of Finding Money for Christmas Presents
Today we are going to wrap up the final post in the 7 Ways to Pile Up Christmas Money series. If you missed any part of the series, be sure to go back and read through all the ideas. You’re sure to find something to put to use.
So far we have talked about ways to find money and ways to stretch that money across your list of giftees. Now let’s talk about stretching your Christmas money by simplifying.
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by Jamie Jeffers | Aug 15, 2016 | Goals
Yeah, I know. Here we are halfway through August and I’m just now getting my July progress put up. Summertime is nuts! I’m sure you’ve been as busy as I have been.
I’m almost looking forward to the routine of the school year. Almost.
But lets get down to it!
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by Jamie Jeffers | Aug 12, 2016 | Ways We Saved This Week
Life has been a whirlwind of county fair followed by nearly a week of camping. I enjoy both, but boy is it stressful to keep everyone in line! It’s nice to be home again and thinking back over the ways we saved money lately.
Catch up with the entire 5 Ways We’ve Saved Money This Week series here.
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by Jamie Jeffers | Aug 10, 2016 | 7 Days of Finding Money for Christmas Presents
You know, sometimes you look at the Christmas budget you’ve managed to stash away…
…then you look at the list of people you have to buy for, and you can’t help but wonder…
how is this supposed to work??
Well, all it takes is a little creativity!
Now, if (like me) you are NOT exactly a creative type of person, that might make you sweat a little.
But don’t worry!
I’ve found a list of good things you can DIY for people. Things they’ll actually love to have. And that are really hard to mess up.
Because I don’t know about you, but I don’t plan to knit any sweaters this year. 😉
(This post is part of the 7 Ways to Pile Up Christmas Money series. If you missed any of the previous days in the series, you can find them at the bottom of this post.)
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by Jamie Jeffers | Aug 5, 2016 | Ways We Saved This Week
Our family spent all of our time at the county fair last week, so I missed writing my 5 Ways post last Friday. But I hope you’re finding some inspiration from my 7 Ways to Pile Up Christmas Money series. Even if you’ve already got Christmas gifts covered (or maybe they’re unnecessary for your family), you can use those tips to reach another goal. So be sure to check it out!
If you’ve attended a fair, you already know that it’s not a cheap place to hang out! But we managed to find a few ways to save money while we were there.
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by Jamie Jeffers | Aug 3, 2016 | 7 Days of Finding Money for Christmas Presents
Did you read past the title? Good!
Some of you are doing a good Jimmy Fallon impression right now. (“ew”) But buying secondhand isn’t gross, and I’ll tell you why. Because it’s going to save you a ton of money.
Now so far in the 7 Ways to Pile Up Christmas Money series, we have talked about creative ways to find some extra bucks to spend on presents. If you missed any of the series, be sure to check out this post! At the bottom you’ll find links to all of the previous posts.
Back to secondhand shopping.
Ok, so it’s not just the frugal part that makes it not gross. The fact is that a lot of people out there are getting rid of perfectly good (or even still new with tags) items for whatever reason. Maybe they are decluttering or cleaning up the home of a loved one or got a gift they hated but couldn’t return. Who knows?
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