Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 6, 2022

We’ve seen higher grocery and fuel bills lately, so we’re upping our frugal game to help the budget. Our financial goals are still important to us and we want to hit them regardless of the rising prices. In the grand scheme of college funding, $200 is a drop in the bucket, but I always appreciate free money.

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July Frugal Credit Cards Donation 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

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Financial planning is any type of strategizing around the financial aspects of your financial life. These areas range from the basics such as budgeting to more complex areas such as saving and investing for retirement as well as estate planning for the distribution of your assets. What is a financial plan?

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Goals Debt Taxes Insurance 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 13, 2011

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. This way you will be forced to stick to your budget and no allowances can be made for an impulse buy. Lastly, set some financial goals.

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Financial Goals College Tuition Goals Credit Cards 174

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 19, 2016

It was a mix of college loans, a personal loan from my parents (for college), an overdraft account, and credit card debt. How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending? What are your financial goals now? How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? How long did it take you?

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Credit Cards Debt Free College Debt 100

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

For example, financial advisors can help you plan for retirement, budget, plan your estate and more. They also help you set your personal financial goals to reach milestones. When to get a financial advisor Not everyone needs a financial advisor, especially since it’s an additional cost.

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Financial Goals Goals Real Estate Money 40

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. This month’s challenge: Create a Financial Vision Board. Over on my private Facebook group, Family Budgeters Unite! , we’re working on our Financial Vision Board in the month of June.

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Home and Garden Financial Goals Friends And Family Sale Gardening 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 28, 2014

Not long after college, a friend of mine gave me a list of recommended books. Once you have a goal in mind, you need a roadmap for how you’re going to get from point A, where you are now, to point B, your goal. Another word for that roadmap is a budget. I started counting it, tracking it, and trying to grow it.

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Hobby Money Making Goals 189

Penny Pinchin' Mom

MARCH 11, 2024

Whether you are looking to save extra money for your emergency fund and potential unexpected expense, a new kitchen, or your kids’ college tuition—you name it—you will require self-discipline and a plan to reach any financial goal. As per your budget, how much do you need to use every week?

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Saving Money Money Saving Credit Cards 52

Penny Pinchin' Mom

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Despite having a strict family budget , some members of my beautiful family still try to find sneaky ways to spend more than is allocated to them at any given time. Of course, budgeting isn’t all about sucking the fun out of everyone’s existence and putting family life on hold. Do you see that total figure?

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Finance Tips Finance Emergency Fund Life Insurance 52

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. Review budget and spending. How can I reduce the grocery budget?

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Office Money Family Finance 182

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 27, 2015

Ryan is a high school math teacher and also officiates college basketball (November thru March). 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. I also blog at Snyders Tell All.

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Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Finds 100

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 4, 2014

We met in college and currently both feel drawn toward higher education. I had planned to work hard on repaying debt even before I was finished with college, and Jon hopped on board pretty quickly once we saw glimpses of what a debt free life could look like. How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending?

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Debt Free Debt Goals Student 243

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 12, 2016

Simply doing a budget. I had also been teaching one class a quarter at a local career college so I increased to two classes a quarter. Definitely a monthly budget – I always create one every month. What are your financial goals now? My next big hairy audacious goal is to buy a home with cash!

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Credit Cards Debt Debt Free Student 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 was looking for a get out of debt free card, but quickly realized managing money was really all common sense: having a plan for you money in a form of a budget and spend less then you make. If married, who initiated the debt free goal?

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Debt Credit Cards Debt Free Credit 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

At that time, I couldn’t cash flow the office budget, home budget, our loans, and retirement savings. Start college funds for both girls. What are your financial goals for 2017 and beyond? Related reading: How to Achieve Your Financial Goals (tips from the achievers). Destination TBD!

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Debt 2017 Student 2016 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2021

Make it a game and be creative when looking for money within your budget and finding new ways to earn extra money. Groceries is the easiest budget category to overspend. It was an escape from the office, but it was eating up my budget…see what I did there! 25 Ways to Find Money for your Emergency Fund.

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Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 130

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

I learned from the best, but I believe that a personal finance course should be a requirement for both high school and college graduation. Many people don’t have the mentors I had in my parents, and they find themselves in financial trouble as adults simply due to a lack of knowledge. That’s not right. Spreadsheets are my friends.

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Green And Frugal Kids and Family Hotel Frugal 175

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

We paid for braces, college tuition for my son, and did fun stuff like traveling while we were paying off debt. How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending? We actually talk about money and our short- and long-term financial goals a lot, but not so much about spending.

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Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Financial Goals 236

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

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 However, many lenders prohibit the use of personal loans to cover college tuition fees. Can anyone get a personal loan?

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Debt Credit Cards Credit College Tuition 52

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. Its exponential.

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Debt Debt Free Finds Home 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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

The College Investor: Top Five College Myths – Dispelled! – A look at some of the biggest myths about college, and why they are not true! Control Your Cash: Control Your Cash Mailbag – Today we discuss college education and weddings, two of our favorite topics. You are Probably Budgeting Wrong!

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November 2011 Personal Finance Finance 188

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 9, 2021

Start college funds for our two girls. So often, we don’t dream about our financial goals, because we are so entrenched in our challenges. We found extra money within our budget and applied it to that first loan while making the minimum payments on the other 4 loans. Save 15% of gross income in retirement plans.

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Debt Emergency Fund 2019 Debt Free 130

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 4, 2011

They are also there working with you to help you reach your goals; even those financial goals. Sean Smarty from Grow Money talks about How to Invest During College. Sometimes a cash diet (not a crash diet) is necessary to get the ball rolling to help you reach your goals. Have you ever derailed your goals?

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Personal Finance Finance Family Debt 240

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. Become hyper-focused on funding this account.

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Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 100