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Family Budget Spreadsheets 2021

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I found a lot of printable (pdf) budgets, but couldn’t find a spreadsheet that I liked. Years ago, there was a month where I hadn’t planned on a large property tax bill and I wasn’t sure where we were going to find the money. Knowing that newer models aren’t cheap, I devised a plan…and a spreadsheet.

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Introducing: Family Budget Spreadsheets

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I found a lot of printable (pdf) budgets, but couldn’t find a spreadsheet that I liked. There was a month in 2013 where I hadn’t planned on a large property tax bill and I wasn’t sure where we were going to find the money. Knowing that newer models aren’t cheap, I devised a plan…and a spreadsheet.

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5 Things You Should Know When Planning Your Financial Future

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

One of the most important things in life is to find ways to achieve your financial goals. However, planning for your financial future can be tricky and complicated because there are many things to prepare for and arrange. Ideally, that means as soon as you find out that you will be a parent.

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Find out how Richard paid off $40,000 of debt

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Career-wise while I studied biology at university I came out to find very few opportunities in my field. I sort of fell into a retail job just to make ends meet while I figured out what to do, only to find myself “typecast” into this role for the next 10 years, moving from one demanding position to another.

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Find out how Lydia & her Husband Paid off $36,000 in Debt in 2 Years

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We also lived in this really cheap rental house for three years. What are your financial goals now? We gave up a lot of things. We cut our lifestyle to nothing and threw all that extra money at the debt. We gave up eating out, cable, driving as many places. It was laughably bad. To pay off our home early.

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Find out How Drew & Farrah Paid off $200k of debt, including their HOME

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Once we got crap in order, we just kept finding ways to make more money. Find stuff on the side of the road and sell it on craigslist or Facebook. Also sell cheap practical stuff at key times, example: for 3 years we sold glow necklaces at the local fireworks shows in our cities during July 4th weekend. Increase investing.

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A Sweeter Way to Cook Your Budget

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If you’ve ever wanted to find a way to make either activity enjoyable, I’ll share my secrets. If you Google how to make a budget, you’ll find the same boilerplate list of steps on thousands of sites. Once you’ve made some financial goals that motivate and inspire you, try and put dollar amounts around them.

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