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10 Budget Friendly Vacation Ideas
One of the hardest parts of living on a tight budget is that you don’t get to do many things for fun. It can be done, but you have to really focus on budget friendly vacation ideas and try to find free things to do as well. Having fun is an important part of making…
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5 Saving Money Tips My Mom Taught Me
When I was growing up, I never thought twice about money or saving money tips that my parents did every day. Until I was married, I didn’t realize all the things they did every day to make the most of their money and save money each day.
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Whole Wheat Pancakes Recipe
photo credit: aMichiganMom This is a recipe I found online a bit ago and changed a lot. I tend to do that with my recipes to fit them to what we have or what we use. This is a very frugal recipe and it is really healthy as well. We make it around once a…



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