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5 Ways We’ve Saved Money This Week #173

I managed to remember to leave the house a little early so we could shop for a leotard before dance class started.

My teenage daughter has the nerve to continue growing on me, despite me trying to shrink her back to her cute little twirly mini self. 😉

She and the instructor looked through the rack to find something that might fit her, when her teacher remembered that they had a small bin of hand me downs she could search through for free.

Well, guess who found one in that bin that fit?

Gotta love a kid who helps you stay frugal!

I told her thanks for making the 5 ways post for this week. But since I’m using this idea up here, I guess it’s a bonus!

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5 Ways We’ve Saved Money This Week #172

5 Ways We’ve Saved Money This Week #172

Should I just ignore the fact that I haven’t shared a post in this series for months and months? Or should I talk about it?

Your life is busy, my life is busy. Excuses, excuses.

Who cares about the reasons, right?

Whether I’ve written about it or not, the quest to save money in an economy that makes regular living nearly impossible continues. Because of course it does.

Just in case anyone finds help in the ways I’ve managed to save my own family some cash (even in really trying times), I thought I would do my best to get back to sharing ideas here.

And as always, everyone here would love to see your ideas, too! So if you have any good suggestions, leave a comment. But be nice about it. 😉

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5 Ways We’ve Saved Money This Week #171

Well, it’s happened.

I’ve become a little obsessed with homemade foods.

The thing is, a lot of these foods are waaay easier than you’d think to put together!

On the weekends, I might take an extra hour or two to put together some goodies. And then throughout the week, it’s just a few extra minutes of work here and there.

And it’s saved us an incredible amount of money!

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5 Ways We’ve Saved Money This Week #169

5 Ways We’ve Saved Money This Week #169

Lately it has occurred to me that some of my frugal ways have been slipping.

It’s never more evident than when I get an electric bill in the mail and it’s twice as high as it was a year ago.

Or when I pick up my 5 grocery bags after swiping the card to pay $150.

I know I should try to get used to this new way of spending money (double for everything), but my mouth falls open in shock a lot more than it should.

Anyway, all that to say that this series…the 5 Ways We’ve Saved Money Series…the one I used to write up faithfully every Friday…is becoming a necessity for me again.

It’s my way of reviewing our family money for the week. What went right? What didn’t?

It’s a great way to celebrate small wins, and to notice patterns in spending.

So if you missed this series, like I have (I can’t believe I’ve only written a couple of these in the past two years!), let’s jump back in!

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