Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 9, 2014

By the end of the month, my goal is to help you have a detailed financial plan for your family. We’ll talk about cash flow, budgets, debts, and all of the nitty gritty of our finances that might not be fun to talk about, but are so important to discuss. I talk a lot about grocery spending on this blog. Groceries.

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Budgeting Budget Finance Organic 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 3, 2012

This way I can focus on my health without breaking the bank and staying on budget. Guest Post Author Bio: Mary blogs at World of Finance where she strives to help people learn how to make managing their money easy. I try to stay healthy by including as many items from the list above as possible in my diet.

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Budgeting Budget Finance Desserts 213

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 25, 2014

This goal specifically was meant to foster more one-on-one time with my then fiancé (now husband!!), In fact, without even trying I have been spending less and less time on my blogs and online businesses, and more and more time enjoying our home with him. Make a Budget, Review Your Budget or Review Your Spending.

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Financial Goals Goals Budgeting Budget 213

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 17, 2018

Did you make 2018 financial goals ? My husband and I discussed some ideas over our holiday break and we decided on 2 solid must-achieve financial goals for the year. If we complete them early, we’ll move on to 2 additional goals that are on our radar. Apply any Found Money to our Goals.

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Financial Goals Goals 2018 Debt 113

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Together they blog about becoming debt free and location independence in order to serve the world at Life with a Mission. Daniel is a WordPress plugin developer at grow development and blogs at [link]. She blogs about books at [link]. We ate at home a lot and watched our food budget carefully. Where are you from?

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Debt Debt Free Finance Friends And Family Sale 245

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 17, 2018

One thing that I didn’t want to do much of on our date week was COOK, but I didn’t want blow our budget. For many years on the blog, I wrote extensively about my garden. This month’s challenge: Create a Financial Vision Board. Over on my private Facebook group, Family Budgeters Unite! ,

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Home and Garden Financial Goals Friends And Family Sale Gardening 100

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 6, 2012

No surprise there; I write a blog about family finances. Make Clear Financial Goals {Together}. Take some time to discuss your family and marriage's financial goals. Write down your goals and make them visible. There is space at the bottom of the Family Balance Sheet for your financial goals.

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Money Financial Goals Goals Kids and Family 225

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

” Stanley wrote about Susan, a wife and mother who handled all of the financial tasks in her home, from budgeting to making investment decisions. She treated her role like a job and helped her family achieve financial independence. No surprise there; I write a blog about family finances. Reconcile all accounts.

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Office Money Family Finance 182

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 11, 2013

Before you get caught up in trying to throw and over the top party, check out Mr.CBB’s tips to spend less and have a kid’s birthday parties on a budget at Canadian Budget Binder. Are you struggling to find motivation with your financial goals? Do you know how to protect yourself if debt collectors are harassing you?

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Fridays Debt Gas Mileage Financial Goals 189

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

In January 2013 there was a blog post on Keeper of the Home that first awakened me to the concept of living debt free. Dave’s zero-based budget and Debt snowball concept were critical to getting us on the path to paying off our debt fast. I cut our grocery budget down to less than half of what it was.

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Debt Free Debt Financial Goals Budgeting 100

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Look over your current budget. Meet with a financial advisor. Our goal is to meet with experts and ask them for advice. We had financial advisors look over our budget and make suggestions about what we could cut. Who initiated the debt free goal? I wrote a blog post telling people how we did it.

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Debt Free Debt Emergency Fund Finance 241

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 4, 2014

They blog at 2 Copper Coins. As we started deepening our interest in becoming debt free we found plenty of financial bloggers and other resources that encouraged us along the way. One of the reasons we decided to start our own blog was to hopefully do for someone else what those financial blogs did for us.

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Debt Free Debt Goals Student 243

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 22, 2015

He is a financial coach and blogs at Well Kept Wallet. After putting together a budget, it took us 18 months to pay off all of that debt! The main arguments we had happened when we overspent in a budget category. But we learned to be flexible and did the best that we could to stay on track with our budget.

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Debt Debt Free Finance Finds 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2015

He writes at Debt Discipline about about how his family of 5 deals with money, budgets and debt. I started my blog Debt Discipline to help keep us accountable while paying off our debt. So we got a budget together in an excel spreadsheet. Little things like coffee, lunches, fast food etc add up and can kill your budget.

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Debt Credit Cards Debt Free Credit 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 1, 2015

My husband and I make some financial goals at the start of every year. For the past two years, I held monthly accountability challenges on the blog. In 2014, the Grocery Budget Challenge encouraged us to keep our grocery spending in line and to be creative with our meal planning so that we do not over-spend.

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2015 Money Debt Home and Garden 100

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 13, 2016

They write a personal blog, Where Love Takes Us. Making a budget and cutting expenses. If you look at our budget today vs 5 years ago when we started the journey: we have more than doubled our income, and expenses have slightly increased with the babies and some small luxuries. We do a monthly budget. Where are you from?

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Debt Debt Free Finds Home 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 8, 2014

My husband and I made some serious financial goals for 2014. To achieve those goals I need to review our spending to see where I can make some cuts. If there is one budget category that can quickly get out of control for me, it is GROCERIES. In other words, I need to follow my own advice. Meal Planning Saves Time.

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Meals Simple Menu Planning Menu Plans 186

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

She blogs at The Debt Myth. I quit my job to focus on my own stuff (blogging, painting, rental property, my iPhone app, writing Kindle books, etc.). How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending? What are your financial goals now? Today, I’m pleased to introduce you to Jackie.

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Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Financial Goals 236

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 16, 2015

She blogs about living a limitless life on a limited budget at Frugal Debt Free Life. How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending? So I take the clothing or grocery budget and stretch it as far as I can. What are your financial goals now? Tell us about you and your family.

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Debt Debt Free Finds Goals 100

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 18, 2015

She is the author of the successful website, Living Well Spending Less , where she writes about finding the Good Life on a budget. My husband was formerly an aerospace engineer but is now a stay-at-home-dad, and I run a blog called LivingWellSpendingLess.com. How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending?

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Debt Free Debt Finds Home and Garden 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2017

strict budget. We committed to using a cash budget, and we talked daily at. 1 – Set a budget. Not only did we write a new budget before the start of. came up that day that made us need to tweak some of our other budget. 2 – Used a cash budget. cash for our cash budget categories.

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Debt Debt Free Friends And Family Sale Budgeting 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 21, 2015

She writes about family, finances and faith at her blog, Principles of Increase. Finally, we took the dive by making a budget and starting our debt snowball. Yes, we followed the recommendations outlined in Dave Ramsey’s resources, Total Money Make Over/ Financial Peace University. The budget is key. I am the nerd.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Las Vegas Finance 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

Money Beagle: Why You Should Write Your Personal Finance Executive Summary Today – Working with a clearly defined objective is key to financial success. My Broken Coin: Where Not to Go Cheap – Find out what Jacob from My Personal Finance Journey refuses to go cheap on in this blog swap. You are Probably Budgeting Wrong!

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November 2011 Personal Finance Finance 188

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

I wanted to take all the fun out of life and nagged him constantly about the budget. How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending? I do the overall budget and daily tracking. We both see the overall goals and where we are going together. I spend 5 minutes a day on our budget and it is great.

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Debt Debt Free Finance Goals 100

Saving Cents With Sense

MARCH 21, 2011

His Financial Peace University teaches people how to make the right decisions regarding money and empowers them to achieve their financial goals. And don’t forget to enter this giveaways on these blogs as well: Balancing Beauty and Bedlam. Please make sure you leave a comment for each entry ! Bargain Briana.

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Giveaway Package Financial Goals Debt 94

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Look for money within your budget and find creative ways to earn extra money. 8 – Rethink your gift spending and create a budget for the year. If you have a big financial goal, think about how much you pay someone to do something that you are capable of doing yourself. 25 – Start a blog.

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Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 10, 2012

The Skilled Investor , Editor Budgeting and Economics Little House presents The Five Tool Budgeter posted at Little House in the Valley , saying, “In baseball, a five-tool player is one who excels in some of the game’s major skills: fielding, base running, hitting for power, hitting for contact, and throwing ability.

Money 113

Money May 2012 Debt 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 4, 2011

They are also there working with you to help you reach your goals; even those financial goals. Kevin Mulligan from RothIRA.com’s Retirement Planning Blog tells us how to Take Advantage of Retirement Accounts for a Side Business. Being prepared financially is a must for a healthy budget.

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Personal Finance Finance Family Debt 240

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 5, 2015

He was always trying to put us on budgets, help us look for ways to save and not spend so much but we never found a system that worked for us and continued in spending behaviors that didn’t help advance goals. How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending? What are your financial goals now?

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Debt Debt Free Finds Finance 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 19, 2016

How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending? After that I wrote on my blog about how shocked and happy I was that the Spending Fast actually worked. What are your financial goals now? I did mooch a little but that’s another story.;). It works for us. I cried, then I ate some cake.

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Credit Cards Debt Free College Debt 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

I can say though that by using a money management program you are more likely to stick to your budget and your financial goals. Young and Thrifty gives us tips on how to pick a good financial advisor. Yakezie discusses if we are blogging addicts. If you ask me, always go for those who are fee for service.

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January February Debt Personal Finance 113

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 10, 2014

She blogs about at Careful Cents where she helps creative freelancers and solopreneurs make a living from their craft. After nearly a decade of working my way up the career ladder, I quit my small business accounting job to start my blog, Careful Cents. How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending?

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Debt Debt Free Financial Goals Goals 227

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 22, 2020

In September 2019, my husband and I accomplished our biggest financial goal in our almost 20 years of marriage. I don’t make a lot of income on this blog, and it has definitely decreased recently as I’ve reduced my hours spent blogging. Also, we both have side hustles. Groceries.

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Debt Health Insurance Insurance Budgeting 130

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

She helps readers gain control of their finances and live well on a budget at her blog Cook with a Shoe . I would say that this plan helped me more in the area of using a zero-based budget and sticking with a budget. We followed a budget and switched to using cash, which helped us stay on track with the budget.

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Debt Debt Free College Finds 100

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

I enjoy blogging and biking, and I usually cycle between 15 and 20 miles a day indoors when I’m not getting out to hit a bike trail. A lot of blood, sweat, and tears were shed here, but we both agree that having no mortgage gave us a serious leg up on our retirement savings and other financial goals. Go figure.

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Green And Frugal Kids and Family Hotel Frugal 180

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 27, 2015

She blogs about living a fabuLESS life at Snyders Tell All. I also blog at Snyders Tell All. I knew I was going to be a stay at home mom when we had kids and since we were both teachers, we simply could not afford for me to stay home, unless we got rid of something big in our budget. Budget – Obvious, I know.

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Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Finds 100

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 2, 2016

To be more precise, I started writing on a freelance basis for website owners, and I also launched a handful of blogs myself. Spending Audits Not Budgets – This might be a little controversial, but I tried budgeting and kept on failing. What are your financial goals now? Are those jeans worth it?

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Debt Finds Debt Free Pay Off Debt 100