Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 26, 2021

If you’re able, maybe use some of your stimulous money to put towards building an emergency fund. With little money in their bank accounts, these Americans couldn’t afford these unfortunate expenses without using a credit card or maybe relying on a loan from family and friends. Where Should the Money Go?

Emergency Fund 130

Emergency Fund Building 2007 Credit Cards 130

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

With little money in their bank accounts, these Americans couldn’t afford these unfortunate expenses without using a credit card or maybe relying on a loan from family and friends. We have lived through some challenging months as small business owners, but 2007 was a very tough year for us. Where Should the Money Go?

Emergency Fund 100

Emergency Fund Building 2007 Credit Cards 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

The year 2007 held such promise for us when it started, but by the end of the year we were brought to our knees. As self-employed owners of a small business, we have lived through some tough months, but in 2007, it was a tough year. Don't confuse this money with vacation money or new furniture money. Absolutely!

Emergency Fund 127

Emergency Fund 2007 Personal Finance Debt 127

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 13, 2014

As self-employed owners of a small business, we have lived through some challenging months, but the year 2007 was especially tough for us. Every month, our income must cover our business and household expenses, but many months in 2007, our income barely covered our business expenses, leaving nothing left for our household.

Emergency Fund 100

Emergency Fund Finance Organic Organization 100

Finally Frugal

JANUARY 5, 2011

I keep thinking that I may be throwing good money after bad by paying down my second mortgage. Americans have lost about $9 trillion worth of household wealth since 2007, largely because of falling home values. Here's what I read in a recent US News article about who will continue to struggle in 2011: Homeowners.

Frugal 45

Frugal Student 2007 Unemployment 45

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

A recent study by the Pew Research Center found that 25% of parents have one or more of their adult children living back at home with them, while a 2007 Canadian census showed that 44% of adult children between 20 and 29 have moved back in. It’s time to take responsibility for yourself and pay for whatever you can with your own money.

At Home 214

At Home Home Parenting Rent 214