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Archives for February 2015

What We Ate This Week on a Budget 02.27.15

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February 27, By Kristia 3 Comments

What We Ate This Week on a Budget 02.27.15

This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: My husband and I had a date night. We received a gift card for Bone Fish Grill for Christmas from my parents and they watched the girls overnight too. woo hoo! Sunday: Chicken Burrito Bowls with leftover Costco rotisserie chicken. Monday: Cajun Red Beans & Rice, garden salad, homemade sugar-free applesauce Tuesday: […]

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Choose Thrift First | February Meeting

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February 26, By Kristia 1 Comment

Choose Thrift First | February Meeting

In 2015 I’m challenging myself to rethink purchases by taking advantage of more cost effective solutions like borrowing, buying second hand, or just making do with what we already have. We have some hefty financial goals this year and this is just one more way for me to squeeze more from our budget. February Update […]

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Where I Found $370 Debt Snowball Money in January

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February 23, By Kristia 8 Comments

Where I Found $370 Debt Snowball Money in January

Our main financial goal in 2015 is to pay down our non-mortgage debt. My hope is to have it all paid off by the end of 2016 and to do so we need to get creative and resourceful. Where can we find extra money? I have scrutinized our budget tirelessly and I really feel like there’s […]

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What We Ate this Week on a Budget 02.19.2015

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February 20, By Kristia Leave a Comment

What We Ate this Week on a Budget 02.19.2015

This Week’s Dinners: Saturday:  Valentine’s Day – Baked Salmon Packets, baked sweet potatoes, and brussel sprouts for me and my husband. It was too cold to grill so I made foil packets instead. I made Parmesan chicken tenders, boxed mac & cheese and peas for the kids. I try to limit the boxed stuff, but […]

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Jen & Her Husband Paid off $212,000 in Debt & Medical Expenses in 48 Months

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February 18, By Kristia 10 Comments

Jen & Her Husband Paid off $212,000 in Debt & Medical Expenses in 48 Months

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Jen. She is a speaker, author, and volunteer firefighter. Her website is The Iron Jen. 1. Tell us about you and your family. Where are you from? What do you and your spouse do for a living? What are your hobbies? Include anything that you’d like to add to […]

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Cheap (but Tasty) Homemade Croutons & Garlic Bread

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February 17, By Kristia 3 Comments

Cheap (but Tasty) Homemade Croutons & Garlic Bread

My family LOVES bread. I know that too many carbs are not a good thing, but we love bread with soups, pasta dishes, roasted chicken, sandwiches and well, just about every dish that I make. I especially love marked down bread. It saves us so much money. I check the marked down bakery section at the […]

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What We Ate this Week on a Budget 02.12.15

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February 13, By Kristia 2 Comments

What We Ate this Week on a Budget 02.12.15

This Week’s Dinners Saturday: I made a double batch of Ham & Bean Soup using Ham Hocks. If you’ve never heard of ham hocks, neither did I until my mom bought them for me at a farmer’s market. They make the BEST soup. Sunday: Leftover ham & bean soup, homemade applesauce. There was about 2 […]

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“We’re Going to Hawaii when…”

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February 11, By Kristia 5 Comments

“We’re Going to Hawaii when…”

Over the weekend, my oldest daughter had a swim meet. These meets are long and my youngest daughter, who does not swim competitively, ususually handles it fairly well. It can get a bit boring for her considering her sister swims less than 5 minutes during the 4 hour meet. That’s not to say that she […]

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New England Clam Chowder

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February 9, By Kristia 3 Comments

New England Clam Chowder

Every weekend, I plan our menu for the upcoming week  and my oldest daughter has taken an interest in helping me. She’s always been my little foodie and I enjoy the help. She requested New England Clam Chowder and I thought that was a fabulous idea! New England Clam Chowder is one of our favorite […]

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What We Ate This Week on a Budget 02.06.15

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February 6, By Kristia 4 Comments

What We Ate This Week on a Budget 02.06.15

Are you enjoying these “what we ate on a budget” posts? My intent is twofold: to hold me accountable with our grocery spending and to give some ideas and insight into how we eat on a budget. Our budget is currently $500 for my family of four. Although my kids are young (9 & 6), […]

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