Family Balance Sheet
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
We sold extra items that we weren’t using through Craigslist and garage sales. We ate at home a lot and watched our food budget carefully. We still allotted a lot of money for food, but we were careful not to go too far over budget. How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending?
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 29, 2015
We have some hefty financial goals this year and this is just one more way for me to squeeze more from our budget. After shopping locally at some furniture stores, I resorted to Craigslist and spent hundreds less on a new-to-her dresser. Surprisingly I was able to walk out with nothing for myself.
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Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 30, 2015
We have some hefty financial goals this year and this is just one more way for me to squeeze more from our budget. In 2015 I’m challenging myself to rethink purchases by taking advantage of more cost effective solutions like borrowing, buying second hand, or just making do with what we already have.
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.
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.
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. The rule was, if I could get $50 bucks or more for it, it was going on Craigslist. We tried our best to stretch the food budget. If married, who initiated the debt free goal? We do a monthly budget.
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. How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending? What are your financial goals now?
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