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Do You Want to Save on Your Grocery Bill? Here are 11 Amazing Ways!

Save on Your Grocery Bill

How many of you need to save money on your grocery bill? Yet, it is not always easy to search the Internet and find information. There is so much out there and searching is time-consuming and overwhelming. Here at I Heart Frugal, I am always on the lookout for better ways to help you save money and keep your budget on track. Frugal living means living within your means and leaving the “wasted money” category out of your budget. Saving on your grocery bill is one of the easiest ways to cut back.

For the next few weeks on the I Heart Frugal blog, I will be providing you with some amazing reading! I will feature “Saving Money” round-ups with the help of some fellow personal finance/frugal living bloggers. This week, these ladies have taken the guess-work out saving on your grocery bill. Check out their posts and learn how to save BIG TIME!

Below each picture, you will find the link to the blog post and the name of the blog. Go ahead and check out these amazing posts! Your budget will thank you!

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July 12, 2017 by Sarah | 3 Comments

Budgeting

How to Get Out of Debt: 11 Actionable Steps to Live Better

Learn How to Get Out of Debt in 11 Steps

Henry David Thoreau once said, “Almost any man knows how to earn money, but one in a million knows how to spend it.” Most people have not mastered the art of frugal living – living within your means. It is commonplace to use credit cards and buy on a whim. Moreover, debt continues to grow and as your paycheck fizzles away, plastic replaces reality. Spending more than you make becomes a habit and your debt becomes a way of life.

In fact, learning how to spend with intention and cut out unnecessary items from your budget, can be your saving grace if you are in debt.

Are you in debt? You are not alone. Over 50% of Americans are in debt right along with you. The average American family carries a credit card debt of $8,377 according to CNBC.com.

One solution is to toss up your bills and hope you win the lottery, but your odds are super low. So now is the time to solve your debt dilemma.

Reasons to Pay off Debt:

peace of mind
ability to save for an emergency fund
less stress
no family fights about money
own your house and car outright
fewer bills
pay less interest

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June 17, 2017 by Sarah | 28 Comments

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Side Hustles: My Ultimate List of 75 Ways to Earn Extra Money!

75 Side Hustles to earn extra cash – Use one or a combination of these side hustles to earn $100 per day.

The Ultimate List of 75 Ways to Earn More Money

Are you in need of a side hustle? Do you work hard but can’t seem to catch up?

Are your bills piling high like a stack of pancakes at IHOP? It may be time to find some worthwhile side hustles to help you increase your cash flow.

What Is a Side Hustles?

They are many ways to earn extra money, on the side as opposed to your regular nine to five! As we talked about in Budgets 2019 you may be spending more than you are bringing in. Unfortunately, you will always be at a deficit if this is the case.

You can slash your grocery bill for starters (learn how here). Yet, if you are still living beyond your means coming up with a sensible budget and supplementing your income with a side hustle will be the trick to putting you back on track.

Why side hustle?

Pay off debt
Save for a purchase (car, home, wedding)
Catch up on bills
Save for a vacation
Earn extra spending money
Learn a new skill
Work from home
Build an emergency fund
Put away money for retirement
work hard now so you can retire early

Whatever the reason for needing extra cash, you will find something on my 75 side hustles list. Use one or a combination of the side hustles below to earn up to $100 per day. This extra money will be life-changing!

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June 3, 2017 by Sarah | 30 Comments

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How to Score Amazing Frugal Workout Gear

Workout gear can be expensive. Find out wear to shop for great deals on your workout clothing. — Find out how to shop for frugal workout gear.

Where to Buy Cute but Frugal Workout Gear

A friend of mine is looking to go to the Barr after having her baby… No, not the bar you are thinking of! Barr class to workout… Now you see where I’m going with this. Knowing I’m into frugal fashion and running, she texted me to find out where I shop for my frugal workout gear! I immediately gave her a list of several places that have always worked out (pun intended) for me!

Most women want to look cute while working out but if you are on a budget, you aren’t going to buy Lulu Lemon, Athleta, and Victoria’s Secret workout gear. Yet, there are ways to look pretty while you are sweatin’ to the oldies. (Sorry, bad old-school workout joke!) You just have to know where to look.

Frugal workout gear is easy to come by if you use my shopping tips listed below. The best part is the list offers good quality workout gear, so you won’t be literally running back to the store to buy more. So keep up your shopping pace as you read through my list and get ready to look cute while getting into shape this year!

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April 9, 2017 by Sarah | Comments Off

Budgeting

Why You Can’t Get Out of Debt

Take a good look at your finances. Are you living beyond your means? There is help. — Why You Can’t Get Out of Debt

What a long winter! Thank goodness spring is here! I’m looking forward to fresh air, birds chirping, and flowers blooming. As these signs of spring arrive, many of us start to plan our spring cleaning schedule and this got me thinking…We clean up our houses in the spring; yet, many of us don’t think to clean up our finances. The winter was harsh and we survived, but can we survive taking a good, hard look at our debt?

According to CNBC.com, eight out of ten Americans are in debt. Unfortunately, many of us have developed poor spending habits. We think nothing of spending more than we earn and our debt storm grows. Suddenly our bills are stacked up like a bunch of pancakes at IHOP. As the bills pile high, we continue to swipe away, thinking it will ease the pain.

In order to get out of debt and stop spending, it is important to look at the reasons why we overspend. Often, many of us were never taught how to budget or some spend to fill a void. Others spend to keep up with the neighbors or maintain an image. Whatever the case, discovering the meaning behind the spending will help us make a change.

However, this is harder than it sounds. I mean, how many times have we gone over our budgets while simply buying groceries? It is so easy to continue putting items in the cart and packing our homes and lives full of stuff. The next thing you know, we are cringing every time that bill shows up. It is like one big storm that keeps burying us. So once and for all, let’s dig our way out and get to the bottom of our destructive spending.

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April 2, 2017 by Sarah | 18 Comments

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Save on Your Grocery Bill

Learn How to Get Out of Debt in 11 Steps

Reasons to Pay off Debt:

75 Side Hustles to earn extra cash – Use one or a combination of these side hustles to earn $100 per day.

What Is a Side Hustles?

Why side hustle?

Where to Buy Cute but Frugal Workout Gear

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