Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 29, 2020

If your fresh start for the New Year includes improving your finances, you are not alone! That is why I created Family Budget Spreadsheets — a bundle of spreadsheets that we personally use to plan and budget our money. I created it as a way to communicate our finances to my husband.

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Budget Budgeting Family Property Taxes 130

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 9, 2018

I’ve been working behind the scenes on a tool that I personally use to track and organize our finances: Family Budget Spreadsheets. This package of 9 Microsoft Excel spreadsheets is designed to help you organize your finances, plan for major purchases, create a budget, understand your cash flow, and track your net worth.

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Budgeting Budget Family Property Taxes 160

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Calculate your closing costs What are closing costs? When you finance the purchase of a home, for example, they include the cost of the home appraisal and home title searches that lenders require. How do you calculate closing costs on a house? The calculator will provide the following: Estimated total costs.

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Calculators Property Taxes Insurance Illinois 52

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

APRIL 4, 2024

To refinance a mortgage, you’ll pay between 2 and 5 percent of the loan amount in closing costs, so if you’re refinancing to save money, you’ll need to calculate your break-even point. How to refinance your mortgage What happens when you refinance your home or rental property ? Your credit score will temporarily take a hit.

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Refinancing Work Debt Financial Goals 52

Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

Whether you need money to pay for an unexpected hospital bill, an emergency car repair or to finance some much-needed home renovations , knowing how to get a personal loan will help make the application process as smooth as possible. Once you’ve zeroed in on your loan amount, run some numbers using a personal loan calculator.

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Debt Credit Cards Credit Home Improvement 52