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7 Ways To Save Money This Fall

With inflation at over 8% in August, it is an important time to begin watching every penny (if you haven’t been already). According to the official government agency tracking prices, i.e. the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), food prices increased 11.4% from August 2021 to August 2022. Gasoline prices are up 25.6% over the same period. A new car will cost you 10.1% more, and even a used car will cost you 7.8% more than it would have a year ago. And these are the “official” numbers… many believe the actual numbers are much worse.

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Eat for Cheap: What You Can Do to Make Filling Family Dinners Fit a Tight Budget

Serving a slab of meat at the center of a dinner plate is a luxury that defies the advice of health experts and costs a lot of money. Instead, you can put satisfying and nutritious dinners on the table for your family without breaking your tight budget by making smart decisions about meat, sides, bread, and how you purchase your food.

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4 Factors Inflating the Cost of Living and How to Combat Them

While the cost of living has continued to rise, in many cases wages have not kept pace. This has many people living paycheck to paycheck, or worse, scrambling to find enough money to live independently at all. While you might try to negotiate with your employer for higher wages, knowing what factors are influencing your cost of living can make it easier to make your paycheck cover more ground. Here are four of the biggest factors that are raising your cost of living and ways that you can take them down a notch.

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Creative ways to Save Money

Creative Ways to Save on Monthly Expenses

Having a family can be expensive, especially for those with multiple children. The costs of rent or a mortgage, utilities, insurance, car payments, clothing for the whole family, fun activities and school-related expenses can quickly add up. To be able to put away money for your retirement, emergency situations and your children’s college funds, you need to find ways to save money. By finding creative ways to cut costs, you can help your family to be more financially stable over the long-term.

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