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Year of Frugality: Month 2 Update

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Year of Frugality: Month 2 Update

Well February is over and I am pretty happy with the progress we made this month. Despite our struggles with more unexpected expenses, we still found a way to cut back and come out under budget in February (Yippee). We even took a little trip to the Austin area to visit my wife's grandmother. This trip was great for our family as we visited a state park, went hiking and then enjoyed a nice lunch. A couple weeks after that trip, we got the opportunity to watch Garth Brooks in concert. Both of us have always wanted to see Garth, but never had the opportunity. Luckily, he came to the Houston Rodeo! 

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7 Ways to Celebrate Valentine's Day on a Budget

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7 Ways to Celebrate Valentine's Day on a Budget

My wife and I are not big on celebrating the Valentine's Day holiday. It all started while we were engaged. I booked a reservation and had an elaborate evening planned for our date. Sadly, I picked a restaurant that overbooks reservations on this special day. Therefore, we stood in a line waiting an hour to be seated. Yes, we waited an hour after our reservation time to get into the restaurant. That was the last Valentine's Day that we tried to celebrate on Valentine's Day!

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Year of Frugality: Month 1 Update

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Year of Frugality: Month 1 Update

It's hard to believe that January is already over! We had a relatively productive month in the Summit of Coin household. We prepped for our buy nothing new challenge by purchasing birthday gifts for our nieces and nephews this month. We covered January thru May. That means over the next four months, we won't be buying any gifts or anything else new!

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Is It Time for us to Start Looking for a Newer Car?

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Is It Time for us to Start Looking for a Newer Car?

Over the entirety of this blog, I have continued to preach the importance of buying used cars, driving these cars until their wheels fall off and always buy cars in cash. What would push me to think about getting rid of my old car? It's simply one number:

Our 2018 Goal of Frugality

Our 2018 Goal of Frugality

Happy New Year! It's that time of year where people make all kinds of new year resolutions. Two months later those resolutions of working out saving money are gone. I have never been a big fan of resolutions, because I feel like everybody breaks their resolution. Therefore, I never set resolutions, but instead I set goals.