Oprah shares tips from thrifty families
CNN has this story from Oprah.com – Tips from America’s thriftiest families.
A snippet about the Sandberg family, which has suddenly gone from two incomes to one:
All in all, the family is spending $8,744 a month, which is more than they are bringing in.
To get Vicky and Mark on track, Sue says they need to bring their monthly budget down to less than $8,000 per month. Sue gives them a basket for storing their daily receipts and a journal to write down their needs and wants. “You’re going to take a good look and start to become extremely aware of where this money is going,” she says.
Once you see where your money is going, and learn about money saving tricks that other families really can and do use, you’ll find the motivation to put more frugal living tactics into your family routines.
Posted: November 24th, 2008 under Frugal living, In the News.
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