Family Balance Sheet
MARCH 19, 2014
Save $$$ Home Emergency Fund – Dave suggests to start at $1000, but being self-employed, ours is much higher, but it is not quite 3-6 months of expenses. But SHHHHH, don’t tell our girls! Increase our emergency funds for the home & office to 3 – 6 months worth of expenses.
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 3, 2012
Increase Family Emergency Fund to Six Months Salary. Start College Savings Accounts for our Girls. Our first decision is how much do we want to save for each of the girls and then we'll go from there. The good news about making this list is that it has given me many blog post ideas for 2012! Thanks for reading.
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Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 20, 2017
We live in Richmond, Virginia, and have two of the best girls: McKayla, 10, and Shayne, 6. We want our girls to have an. emergency fund, so we started throwing what little extra we had straight. our girls to the classic Disney movies. Sometimes the girls even get artsy and decorate the living. My husband.
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 26, 2016
You can only cut so much from a budget, so to fill in our shortfall, we’ll need to also earn extra income by growing our small business and growing my blog income. The Girls’ Activities. Our kids are quite active with swim team, Girl Scouts, and school activities. Earn Additional Income. The Game Plan: 1.
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 1, 2015
For the past two years, I held monthly accountability challenges on the blog. I liked having an accountability challenge here on the blog in 2014, but this year I’m going to try something different by posting our weekly meals while sticking to our $400-$500 budget. Choose Thrift First Challenge. Weekly Meals on a Budget.
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 21, 2015
She writes about family, finances and faith at her blog, Principles of Increase. We have 2 girls that I am home schooling this year. We are almost done with our 3-6 month emergency fund and will begin maxing out our retirement accounts. Today’s debt free story is from Aja. Tell us about you and your family.
The Frugal Girl
JANUARY 29, 2024
How long have you been reading The Frugal Girl? Multi-pronged answer here: historically it was hard-wired in my DNA as a necessity but also being a good steward of what we’re blessed with & being able to give/help others; having enough for emergency funds was always a high priority as well. Readers, the floor is yours!
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