Frugal Friends Podcast

What to Include in Your October Budget

Frugal Friends Podcast

Show Notes

A pumpkin one second, and then a cart full of candy, a bunch of costumes, and decors next. It’s quite hard to stop when you’ve reached a flow state in spending. But Jen and Jill are not here to cancel the fun. In this episode, they help to plan for the things you actually want to spend on so November doesn’t have to clean up October’s financial mess.

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