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Family Office Manager

Family Balance Sheet

Stanley’s book, Millionaire Women Next Door: The Many Journeys of Successful American Businesswomen, and I had an aha moment. Chapter 17 in this book is titled, “Why not run the family office?” Hmmm, I wonder if the Kennedys have a family office? No surprise there; I write a blog about family life and finances.

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How to Build your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

Do you have enough cash to cover them or would you have to rely on high-interest credit cards or a loan from your family? According to a recent survey , over half of Americans have less than $1000 in their savings and checking accounts. Create a separate savings account and call it your Emergency Fund.

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10 Must-Know Personal Finance Tips for Moms’ Financial Success

Penny Pinchin' Mom

However, if you have been following me, you know that I am quite serious about finding ways to not only get out of debt but also how to create a budget (and stick to it) as well as how to save money without necessarily depriving your family of the quality of life they deserve. I send in $50 every month to each of their accounts.

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How We Frugal-ed in January!

Family Balance Sheet

Found Money in January: I have an old savings account that I hold on to, because it’s at the same bank as my kids’ savings accounts. I chose this bank for the kids years ago when they had a summer program where a child could earn $10 if they read 10 books over the summer. In January, I transferred $26.75

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My Binder System for Organizing Some Important Areas of My Office and My Life

Family Balance Sheet

The first page in the binder is a master list of my family's favorite, quick fix, healthy meals. My financial binder holds my monthly to-do list , my yearly goals, our Family Balance Sheet , our family budget, and our business budget and statistics. I wrote "Loser" on June 24 and the funny thing is I remember doing it.

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2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update

Family Balance Sheet

5 – Cash flow a family trip to celebrate. . We never stopped taking vacations, but our trips were mostly camping in our pop-up or renting a beach house with other families. I just started reading the book, LAUNCH: How to Get Your Kids Through College Debt-Free and Into Jobs They Love Afterward. 5 Steps to Crush Debt.

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Why Save Money in a Low Interest Rate Environment?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

To learn to live within your means is one of our primary family money values. Helping the parents teach my grandchildren to save is an ongoing project of mine. Each year I bring them together in my Grandma Rie’s Money Camp and focus on different aspects of personal finance, with saving being a focus in each camp.

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