Family Balance Sheet
JUNE 25, 2011
This past January, I looked at what we spent on Christmas gifts in 2010 and reduced it by 20%. Develop a Christmas gift budget for each person or expense on your list. Add up your budget and starting today, set aside money each month. I intended to set aside cash every month this year for Christmas gifts.
Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 1, 2015
He writes at Debt Discipline about about how his family of 5 deals with money, budgets and debt. In June of 2010, we hit our rock bottom point. I was looking for a get out of debt free card, but quickly realized managing money was really all common sense: having a plan for you money in a form of a budget and spend less then you make.
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Family Balance Sheet
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
In 2010, I ran a series called Turkey Week. And finally, are you on a budget this holiday? Are you hosting 25 people or are you taking a pie to your in-laws? Whatever your plans are, I hope these 30 links give you some tasty inspiration and ideas. Happy Eating! Let's talk Turkey! Here is the recap: How Much Turkey Will I Need?
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 26, 2011
I work a budget around what comes in, what we spend and what I would like to spend, hopefully leaving some leftover to devote to more debt reduction or savings. Recently, I ran a report in Quicken to see what we spent by category for 2010. We have around 20 categories. It doesn't always work out in my favor.
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 5, 2011
We actually spent less on clothing in 2010 than 2009, but after looking in our closets, I just can't think of anything that we truly need. I let our grocery bill creep up this past fall. We enjoy eating out for dinner once a week, but those bills have also gotten a little high. They are all pretty full.
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