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title: Finances - Groceries
slug: finances-groceries
published_at: 2019-10-28 13:00:00 +0000
updated_at: 2022-11-20 20:12:35 +0000
summary: In this episode, we share how we&#39;ve turned &quot;budgeting&quot; into a game and how we have been able to reduce spending on groceries and personal items. 
description: &lt;div&gt;We talk about:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Reevaluating and recalibrating our finances&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Turning a budget into a challenge/game&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Tracking methods for spending&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Creating monthly and long term financial goals&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Spending money on things you are passionate about&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Watching feel-good movies&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Update on what we are currently reading&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;We recommend:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;https://www.mint.com/\&quot;&gt;Mint&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;https://www.cooksmarts.com/\&quot;&gt;Cook Smarts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;https://amzn.to/2NsC9rF\&quot;&gt;I Will Teach You To Be Rich - Ramit Sethi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;https://amzn.to/34ggbPh\&quot;&gt;Becoming - Michelle Obama&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;https://amzn.to/2JA2umk\&quot;&gt;Permanent Record - Edward Snowden&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;https://amzn.to/34hDzvD\&quot;&gt;CITIZENFOUR&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;https://www.goodreads.com/\&quot;&gt;goodreads&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;https://amzn.to/32ZrxHb\&quot;&gt;Big&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;https://amzn.to/2PCy06T\&quot;&gt;Mighty Ducks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;https://amzn.to/2N1NQGI\&quot;&gt;Mighty Ducks 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;https://amzn.to/334hgtl\&quot;&gt;Angels in the Outfield&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;https://amzn.to/325ezWY\&quot;&gt;Remember the Titans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
duration: 2298
keywords: [finances, groceries, permanent record, ]
author: CJ Avilla

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type: podcast_episode
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# Finances - Groceries

*Published: October 28, 2019*
*Duration: 2298 seconds*
*Podcast: Avilla Theory*

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## Show Notes

&lt;div&gt;We talk about:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Reevaluating and recalibrating our finances&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Turning a budget into a challenge/game&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Tracking methods for spending&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Creating monthly and long term financial goals&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Spending money on things you are passionate about&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Watching feel-good movies&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Update on what we are currently reading&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;We recommend:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mint.com/&quot;&gt;Mint&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.cooksmarts.com/&quot;&gt;Cook Smarts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://amzn.to/2NsC9rF&quot;&gt;I Will Teach You To Be Rich - Ramit Sethi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://amzn.to/34ggbPh&quot;&gt;Becoming - Michelle Obama&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://amzn.to/2JA2umk&quot;&gt;Permanent Record - Edward Snowden&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://amzn.to/34hDzvD&quot;&gt;CITIZENFOUR&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.goodreads.com/&quot;&gt;goodreads&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://amzn.to/32ZrxHb&quot;&gt;Big&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://amzn.to/2PCy06T&quot;&gt;Mighty Ducks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://amzn.to/2N1NQGI&quot;&gt;Mighty Ducks 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://amzn.to/334hgtl&quot;&gt;Angels in the Outfield&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://amzn.to/325ezWY&quot;&gt;Remember the Titans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;


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