Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

He took all of our financial information and put together a plan for us to get out of debt as fast as possible. Because we wanted to get out of debt as fast as possible, we stopped saving money after we had an emergency fund in place. Look over your current budget. Meet with a financial advisor. Actually making a budget!

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Debt Free Debt Emergency Fund Finance 241

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 13, 2011

This impulse spending will prevent you from saving for the important things like a house, a new car, a vacation or retirement. We need to work together to set some financial goals and a budget for you so that you can resist spending money on items that really don’t matter in the long run.

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Financial Goals College Tuition Goals Credit Cards 174

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 4, 2011

Everyone has the opportunity and capacity to save. It could be due to the lack of discipline in handling money or savings just getting depleted easily. If you really want to, one can come up with dozens of reasons why it is so hard to save. Arranging a family financial analysis is very important to long term financial success.

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Family Financial Goals Debt Goals 196

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 28, 2014

Updating spreadsheets, learning new savings and investment strategies, and watching my net worth grow over time became increasingly exciting. It can be something financially prudent like starting a retirement account or something totally frivolous like saving for a vacation. Another word for that roadmap is a budget.

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Hobby Money Making Goals 189

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Lots of little changes can add up to big results, like a fatter savings account, more contributions to retirement funds , the means to do really cool stuff and just greater peace of mind. That last point is a particularly worthwhile goal as worrying about money is a unique brand of distressing. See a Budget as an Ally.

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Money Goals Budgeting Budget 113

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 3, 2014

I’m trying to find that balance of staying within a set budget while still eating well. But we have some serious financial goals to hit and the grocery budget is an easy target when it comes to cutting the budget. Dining out is a separate line item in our budget. It is frequently a side dish at dinner.

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March Groceries Grocery Homemade 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. We were planning our family summer vacation and came to the conclusion that we had no money to pay for it. So we got a budget together in an excel spreadsheet. How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending?

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

She hosts a You Tube channel, The Former Mrs. Jones , where she vlogs about budgeting, debt free living, and family life. No new clothes, no vacation, no extra anything. What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. We tried our best to stretch the food budget.

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Debt Debt Free Bath and Body Works Gas 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2021

Our emergency fund has saved us countless times and it will save us once again with the truck. And while I don’t like parting with our money, I am grateful that this repair won’t send us into financial distress. To kick start your emergency fund savings, take the next 31 days and challenge yourself to find $1000.

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Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 130

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

JULY 13, 2016

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. Working together, sharing the same goals and vision, talking about milestones. Teaching FPU.

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Debt Debt Free Finds Home 100

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

You can find Angela at her You Tube channel, Our Life…on a Budget , where she vlogs about getting out of debt and staying there! The first thing we did was to review our spending and create a budget. Once we did our budget, we found that we could put all of that money that once disappeared towards our debt.

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Debt Debt Free Budgeting Budget 100

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 8, 2018

During that time, I started to budget for everything. Every aspect of our lives was included in our budget. When people hear the word budget, they think “restriction” and “no fun”, but honestly that couldn’t be further from the truth. Another way to think of a budget is a spending plan.

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Budgeting Budget Financial Goals Goals 133

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Instead, they are deposited into a savings account, and you make payments on your balance for the duration of the loan. Using a personal loan is only a good idea when it is consistent with being able to achieve other financial goals,” says Mark Hamrick, Bankrate senior economic analyst and Washington bureau chief. “If

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Debt Credit Cards Credit College Tuition 52

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. What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt.

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Debt Debt Free Finds Finance 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.

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Money May 2012 Debt 113

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Our emergency fund has saved us countless times and it will save us once again with the truck. And while I don’t like parting with our money, I am grateful that this repair won’t send us into financial distress. Look for money within your budget and find creative ways to earn extra money. Try freezer cooking.

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Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 100

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

How did you get interested in saving money? I learned to save money by watching my parents. (I I still remember saving my change as a kid so I could “shop” for books at yard sales.) What’s the “why” behind your money-saving efforts? A third “why” is that saving money is like a game to me.

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Green And Frugal Kids and Family Hotel Frugal 177

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 27, 2015

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. Our initial goal was to pay off our 15 year mortgage in 7-8 years by doubling our payment each month. Budget – Obvious, I know.

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Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Finds 100

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 2, 2016

That meant no vacations, no new clothes, no eating out, nothing. What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. My biggest wins for saving money came from psychological tricks I’d employ. I’m currently in this phase; going from debt free to financial freedom.

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Debt Finds Debt Free Pay Off Debt 100

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 11, 2014

I have enjoyed belly dancing and pilates the last several years, but time and budget reduced from my schedule. What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. Use this to develop a budget & determine where you will cut back. (If What are your financial goals now?

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Debt Free Debt Mom Goals 235

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 7, 2015

She shares delicious recipes, money saving tips and frugal living posts at her blog, Stacy Makes Cents. We ended up using my remaining collage savings to pay that off. We did follow Dave Ramsey’s plan – we’re still following it as we save for the future. And it saves on gas too. Forget vacation.

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Debt Free Debt Budgeting Budget 100