10 Ways to Save Money at the Dentist. How to Get Help with Dental Bills

Save Money on Dental Bills

Do you need help with your dental bills? Are you facing some huge dental bills and wondering how you can save some money? We’ve got four easy ways you can start saving money on teeth care. One of our Facebook Friends posted this question about Dental Bills: After a few years of neglect, I had a minor dental emergency and found that I need to spend $7,000 to completely fix my bad teeth. Unfortunately, we don’t have dental insurance. …

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5 Required Emergency Fund Examples to Protect Your Future

Emergency Fund Examples

If you’re building an emergency fund, you’ll want to set some savings goals based on the five-category examples in this article. We’ll give you emergency fund examples, amounts and categories. If you’re managing a budget and have extra money available each month, you’ll want to take note of our emergency fund examples. We took several years to accumulate our 5 category Emergency Fund Savings account. We’ll tell you what the categories are, how much we saved and where we …

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50+ Best Inexpensive Retirement Gift Ideas for Men & Women to Kick-Off The Golden Years

Best Inexpensive Retirement Gift Ideas for Men & Women

Do you need some retirement gift ideas? Are you looking for gift ideas that are cheap, fun or decadent? We’ve collected some of the best-rated, inexpensive 5-star retirement gifts out there from Amazon,  Etsy, and other sources. We’ve found cheap, funny, touching and a few expensive highly-rated gift ideas for you to choose from. The average cost of the gifts we have listed is around $30. Some are a little pricier, but if you get a group of people …

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Cute Valentines Day Date Ideas That Are Inexpensive & Fun

Cute Valentines Day Date Ideas List

Are you looking for some cute Valentine’s Day Date Ideas that don’t cost a lot of money? We love the idea of celebrating Valentine’s Day and those precious relationships that you have in your life. But we look at Valentine Recreation a little differently . . . are you surprised? Valentine’s Day falls on a different day each year, but it’s a good time to get your husband to do something more romantic . . . especially after watching …

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Romantic Movies: Best PG-13 Family Friendly Valentine’s Day Flicks

Romantic Valentine Movies for Lovers

We have watched almost all of the PG-13 Romantic Movies listed below. All of them are family-friendly and are perfect for Valentine’s Day Movie Mania night. Or any other night when you just want to snuggle up together. If you’re looking for a movie that will warm your heart, try these. We’ve picked movies with romance in them and romantic comedies from war flicks and heartwarming stories to total suspense! We’ve combined some of our favorites with a huge …

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How Does A Budget Work Like a Dam to Protect You Financially?

A Personal Budget like a Dam? Budget Restriction or Happy Budget

Did you ever ask yourself, “How does a budget work?” Do you like the word “Budget?” We often hear people refer to budgets in negative terms. Words that imply pain or restriction or deprivation.  We have a different view of the way budgets work. We look at a household budget as a positive thing. It’s a tool that preserves our money and lets us enjoy life and the things we have.  We think a budget is very similar to …

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10 Unique Family Recreation Ideas—Save Money, Have Fun

Ways to save on family recreation and fun

This Family Recreation Savings Ideas Page contains a growing number of money-saving ideas for cutting costs when you look for local fun in your area, go to garage sales or host a party! 1. Garage Sale Entertainment? You never know what someone wants to dispose of. I took just a short time recently and went to about ten garage sales, driving less than eight miles (gasoline is expensive, you know). My main purchases were; I considered my day a success. …

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Valentine’s Day Decor Ideas & DIY Project Ideas

Valentine Day Decorations, Crafts & DIY Projects!

This Valentines Day Decorations, Crafts & DIY Projects Page contains a growing list of decor and craft projects. Scroll to the bottom of the page for 10 additional Valentine’s Day Decor ideas. Valentine Wall Decor Craft This is one of the simple and fun Valentine’s Day Decorations – DIY projects for the wall. We started with a picture frame that we picked up at a rummage sale for $.50. Our silvery/gold frame measured 14 inches x 17 inches. We …

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A Written Budget: The Best Way to Build Financial Confidence

Budget with Confidence. Green countryside with a bright rainbow reaching to the sky.

If you’re looking for the best way to build financial confidence, try setting up a written budget. We’ve spent the last few weeks describing different spending plans or budget systems. We’ve described several options for budgeting success and the amazing key to our budgeting success. Today we’re sharing five benefits to having a written budget like we use. And yes, we do understand that a written budget may sound less tech-savvy than using phone apps or online budget systems. But honestly, …

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How to Freeze, Safely Thaw and Cook Frozen Meat

Tips for Freezing and Defrosting meat.

Freezing meat bought on sale is a great way to save money at the grocery store. But if you don’t properly store and protect the meat, your savings can be wasted due to freezer burn. If you follow the steps your frozen meat will save you money and you’ll rarely be disappointed. Reader Question about Freezing Meat How do you freeze filet mignon, and keep it from getting dry and tough? We recently purchased filet mignon from Costco, ate two …

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