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DAY 26, 27 & 28: The End...sort of.

Today is the last day, officially, of the spending freeze. I got a little behind last week on blogging every day so I am combining three days into one.
I made a trip to the Salvation Army. They were having a sale on clothes, $1 each except on jeans. Jeans were half off. I bought 3 pairs of jeans for Leo, a sweater for myself and a cape/shawl for Annie. Total was $12. I had never been to the Salvation Army store. I much prefer Goodwill. I might go there next week, if I have time. I usually find really good stuff there for the kids. 
I am very very happy that we did the spending freeze. We spent very little beyond our bills, groceries and gas. I took a hard look at what we could do to improve and took steps to make things better. Now that we have a firm grip on our spending, the goal is to stay the course. Like I said before, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. In a few months our debt will decrease by paying off our car and soon after our tax debt and then our credit card. My goal is to have all three of those paid in full by the end of the year. Once those bills are eliminated, our bills/debt will be reduce monthly by about $500. And technically we will be debt free...besides Joel's student loans.
I highly recommend doing the spending freeze for a month. Even if you don't "need" to, like we did. I think it opens your eyes to where your money really goes and how much of it you spend. If you save all the money you would have normally spent during a freeze you might be able to pay of a credit card or have enough money for a vacation, or realize that you can afford to change jobs or maybe even become stay at home mom...the possibilities are endless!
Happy Saving everybody and God Bless~

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