Frugal Friends

Avoid these 3 Summer money traps

  Hello Sunshine ☀️ Summer can get expensive. But it’s even more expensive when influencers and marketers tell us that in order to make good memories, we have to spend money! We’re here to tell you it’s not true! AND give permission to make different (but still fun!) choices in our most recent podcast episode…

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Save $10k This Year With These 10 Tips

  Mornin’ friends!  What would saving an extra $10k a year mean for you? Checking off a debt pay-off goal? Investing? Taking that much needed vacay? We’ve got 10 tips to make this a reality for you in our Sunday Reset. Check it out 👇 and see which ones work for you! WATCH: 10 Things…

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This Week’s Money Move: Build your network

  When people think about making more money, the default is usually to hustle harder.  Update the resume, post on LinkedIn, sign up for Uber. While those things can help, they tend to lead to small, short-term gains. The real money moves usually start with relationships. A strong network can: Unlock job offers BEFORE they’re…

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A free, easy way to budget

  Happy Friday friends! We’ve all heard the constant buzz around budgeting. Yelling at us to track your spending, cut back, save more, yadda yadda. That’s why we want to introduce you to the Japanese budgeting method called Kakeibo (pronounced kah-keh-boh), which roughly translates to: “household financial ledger.” It’s a journal-based budgeting system that helps…

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Look inside a lottery winner’s budget

  Hi Friends!  Think money troubles go away when you win the lottery? We can report: They don’t! We had the opportunity to sit down with Joni, a lottery winner with a new lease on life and some boundary issues with her adult children. Check it out … But first, can you subscribe to our…

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This Week’s Money Move: Create a Spending Plan

  “Budget” isn’t exactly the sexiest word in personal finance. It gets tossed around so much that, for a lot of people, it feels more like a punishment than a plan. But if you are trying to organize your money or hit a financial goal faster, you do need to plan out your spending for…

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Don’t want to spend money? Here’s how to say NO

  Hi all! This year, we’re all about upgrading – our finances, our bandwidth, and our boundaries. When it comes to implementing boundaries with our money, there are a few variables to consider: Your Needs – knowing what is and is not ok, and what the parameters are for you in this season when it…

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Save money on entertainment & activities

  Good day! 😄 We all love a good night out. Restaurants, concerts, an impromptu girls’ trip. They give us the connection we crave and the experiences that enrich us. Or maybe ya just wanna stay in and watch Netflix. You do you boo. But when the average American spends over $300 a month on…

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This Week’s Money Move: Quick declutter

  Hey there, Raise your hand 🙋‍♀️ if you’ve got a kitchen gadget, pair of jeans, electronic or literally any other item sitting in your house unused for over a year? Same. We always think “someday I’m going to NEED this!” Clutter often represents all the “what ifs” and “one day’s” while taking up space…

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