Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 11, 2020

How I’m managing our family budget during the Pandemic: We pay ourselves at the beginning of each month, so when this crisis started in mid-March, we were covered for the month. Our only spending going forward will be for essentials, such as our mortgage, utilities, groceries, our Medi-Share premium , and fuel for the cars.

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Budget Budgeting Family Debt 246

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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Budget Budgeting Financial Goals Goals 133

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

I track expenses, monitor our budget and handle all of our investments. Alan and I, by choice, bought land in an area with low property taxes. Had we not fallen in love with the locale, it wouldn’t have mattered how low the taxes were, but fall in love we did. Because I understand finances, money doesn’t scare me.

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Green And Frugal Kids and Family Hotel Frugal 175

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

After a pandemic-fueled, seller-benefitting boom — with bidding wars, inventory shortages and spiraling prices all over the country — the housing market began to cool down in 2022. Create a housing budget The purchase price and down payment aren’t the whole picture. Determine the maximum loan you qualify for.

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Real Estate Buy Buying Credit 52