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Family Budget Spreadsheets 2021

Family Balance Sheet

Years ago, there was a month where I hadn’t planned on a large property tax bill and I wasn’t sure where we were going to find the money. In 2016, we had some appliances that were starting to not work very efficiently. I created my Special Purchases spreadsheet to help us plan for new appliances.

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Introducing: Family Budget Spreadsheets

Family Balance Sheet

There was a month in 2013 where I hadn’t planned on a large property tax bill and I wasn’t sure where we were going to find the money. Two years ago, we had some appliances that were starting to not work very efficiently. I created my Special Purchases spreadsheet to help us plan for new appliances.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

I can’t even imagine how many repair bills from plumbers, electricians, appliance techs, and auto mechanics he has saved us over the years. Alan and I, by choice, bought land in an area with low property taxes. Had we not fallen in love with the locale, it wouldn’t have mattered how low the taxes were, but fall in love we did.

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Things I’ve Learned During 30 + Years of Home Ownership

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

A recent discovery is that newer regulations concerning energy efficiency and ‘greenness’ are causing major appliances to wear out much faster than older ones. They are hungry for the increased ‘revenue’ they will get from the sales and ongoing property taxes the increased populations will bring.

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