Savings Corner
APRIL 4, 2024
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Family Balance Sheet
MARCH 11, 2021
On January 1st, many of us are very gung-ho about writing goals but are we as enthusiastic about those goals on March 12? Each January during that time, we would set a goal to pay off a certain dollar amount, and by January 1, 2019, we could see the end in sight and were able to pay off the final loan in September 2019.
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Family Balance Sheet
SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
As open enrollment nears for many health insurance plans, I thought this would be a great time to give you an update on Medi-Share, the health sharing ministry that we are using in place of traditional health insurance. Health insurance has been a long winding road for us over the last few years.
Family Balance Sheet
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
On the 25th of every month from January to November in 2019, I held a virtual meeting on the blog to give updates on our progress, motivate one another, and help all of us save for a cash Christmas. In March, I added $70 in $1 bills that I had been setting aside for the past year. I added the check to our savings.
Family Balance Sheet
DECEMBER 29, 2020
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. One January, we received a very large credit card bill in the mail. I am a planner by nature, so I leaned into my spreadsheets. This is a 12-month spreadsheet.
Motherhood Moments
DECEMBER 26, 2022
This is actually the second straight year in which more than three-quarters of people said their spending on January 1 festivities would decline year over year,” said Jill Gonzalez, WalletHub analyst. “As Americans are planning to spend less on New Year’s plans this year than last year, according to a new WalletHub survey.
Family Balance Sheet
MARCH 9, 2018
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. One January, we received a very large credit card bill in the mail. I am a planner by nature, so I leaned into my spreadsheets. This is a 12 month spreadsheet.
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