We Quit Shopping for 2 years. Here's what we learned

We quit shopping for two years to save $30,000 - and it changed our family in ways we never expected.

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Have you ever wanted something so badly that you were willing to change the way you lived to make it happen?

Almost twenty years ago, we had four kids, made about $40,000 a year, and had one big dream - to pay cash for our next home. To make that happen, we quit shopping for anything we didn't truly need for two years.

But looking back, saving the money wasn't the biggest reward. Those two years changed the way our family thought about money, contentment, creativity, and what really matters.

In this video, we're sharing the 10 unexpected lessons that have stayed with us ever since.

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We're Hope and Larry and we love practical frugality. We raised our four sons, debt-free, including paying cash for our home when our income was well under the national average. For tips on saving money, budgeting, paying off debt, and setting goals (while living with a spirit of joy and abundance), subscribe to us here on YouTube and visit us at our website and on social media.

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