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    Hi. My goal here is to learn as much as I can to begin to live a more simplistic life! We have 4 children with two of them graduating this past year. We have a soph. and an 8 year old so we can see that before long our lives will be ours again.
    We haven't been able to save anything for retirement and have a hefty mortgage. But before we can even begin to deal with that we'll have to pay off credit cards, vehicles and student loans. I feel like I'm so far behind but I know that I have to start some where...so here I am.
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    Hi and Welcome.
    I too am from Virginia.
    I read more than I post, but wanted to say Hi to you since we could be neighbors, lol.
    I know that I have learned tons here!

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    Hi and welcome to Frugal Village from cold, cold Canada. Frugal Village is definately a great place to get many ideas and tips on how to live a more frugal lifestyle. Since becoming frugal, I've found that frugal living is a choice and a lifestyle. It doesn't come very naturally to me, and I think it's partly because we live in a "buy, buy, buy" society. An awesome book that I borrowed from my library is "Total Money Makeover" by Dave Ramsay...it's a great place to start reading (other than this forum, of course!). I'm glad you've joined and look forward to getting to know you better!
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    Hi and welcome.
    2012 Debt Reduction

    (cc#1) Kohl's- P.I.F. (closed)!!!!

    (cc#2) Chase- P.I.F. (closed) !!!!!

    (cc#3) capital one(mine)- $741.37 /$731.34

    (cc#4) amazon-$1,458.47 / $863.94

    (cc#5) Kohl's - $606.29 / $687.16(CLOSED!)

    (cc#6) capital one(His)- $615.93 /$673.97

    (cc#7) CHASE (HIS)- $1,985.14 / $1,055.85

    (cc#8) Lowes(His)- $3,355.71 / $2,592.42


    (cc#9) Tractor Supply(his)- $3,981.05 / $3,729.95

    (cc#10) Visa(mine)- $918.12 / $1,021.83(CLOSED!)

    (cc#11) Home Depot(his)-$3,796.87 / $3,375.31

    (cc#12) Capital One(mine)- $2,991.98 / $2,967.94

    (cc#13) Micro center- $743.61 / $755.60

    car pyment- $16,245.30 / $17,773.46

    house pymnt- $76,973.95 / $81,360.00




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    Hi and welcome, Dawn! You have definitely come to the right place. We are all trying to cut expenses and live frugally. You'll learn lots of great tips and ideas here. And the support from all the other Villagers is awesome!

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