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Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
How are you doing with the financial goals you made for 2023? Unfortunately, many people abandon their New Year’s goals by mid-January and everything goes downhill from there. The goal of Frugal February is NOT to feel deprived, but rather to find creative ways to get through the month without unnecessary spending.
Savings Corner
DECEMBER 25, 2023
Use our tool to start working toward your savings goal. How to use a savings goal calculator Here are brief definitions for terms used in the calculator. For example, if you want to save for a deposit on a home you plan to buy in three years, you would input three years.
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Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
How did you do with your financial goals in January? We have only one financial goal for 2019 and we made some progress in January. It was a great feeling to make that payment, and to continue the momentum I want to double down on our financial goal. The goal of Frugal February is NOT to feel deprived, .
Family Balance Sheet
JULY 9, 2014
We want to achieve our financial goals, but still enjoy life. We use the gym, so we’ve never felt like it was a waste of money. Cutting cable is definitely a big step, but it you’re ready to take the leap, find out How We Watch Great TV Without Cable. We want to have our cake and eat it too. Gym Membership.
Penny Pinchin' Mom
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
It goes: 50% of your salary should go to your expenses and needs 30% should go towards what you want (a new car, a vacation, and all that) 20% should go towards your savings plan So, using this rule, 20% of everything you earn should go toward savings. Most of the things we buy we don’t need; we want them. Imagine that!
Family Balance Sheet
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
Daniel can work anywhere there is an internet connection and the kids can homeschool anywhere, but we didn’t have the money to buy the plane tickets or book AirBnB apartments. We sold extra items that we weren’t using through Craigslist and garage sales. Who initiated the debt free goal? What are your financial goals now?
Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
We bought into the myth that student loan debt is “good debt” and that it was better to “invest” in buying a home instead. Luckily, even without misguided financial beliefs, we did pay off a significant portion of our debt before having kids. After we got out of debt, we did pay cash for a used car.
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