Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 6, 2022

Our financial goals are still important to us and we want to hit them regardless of the rising prices. The value of the meal is $18, but the cash value of the 350 gas points for my vehicle is about $5.95–a great price for a dinner that I don’t have to cook! Credit Card Cash Back Redemptions in July: $196.

July 130

July Frugal Credit Cards Donation 130

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 12, 2016

I had $29,000 in MBA student loans, $14,000 in credit cards, and $13,000 in a car loan. And I cut back on lifestyle – cooking food at home, taking the bus to work vs driving and paying for parking, etc. Stop eating out – it’s so much better for your wallet and your waistline to cook at home.

Credit Cards 100

Credit Cards Debt Debt Free Student 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2015

It was all consumer debt spread over 5 credit cards. With those principals in mind, we enrolled in a debt management program (DMP) through our local credit union and reduced our interest rates on all of our credit cards and began paying them off. We cut up our credit cards and never used them again.

Debt 100

Debt Credit Cards Debt Free Credit 100

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

A lot of blood, sweat, and tears were shed here, but we both agree that having no mortgage gave us a serious leg up on our retirement savings and other financial goals. The fact that neither one of us likes to cook and neither one of us is particularly good at it might have had something to do with it, too. Just sayin’… 7.

Green And Frugal 178

Green And Frugal Kids and Family Hotel Frugal 178

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 10, 2014

My husband is a personal chef, so he travels a lot for work and moves around the country to learn new styles of cooking. After my first marriage fell apart, I ended up with over $14,000 of consumer debt, made up of a car loan and credit cards. He leaves most of the financial goals up to me, but we make the decisions together.

Debt 227

Debt Debt Free Financial Goals Goals 227

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

It’s Frugal Friday: A recap of how we frugal-ed our way through the week so that we have more money to put towards our financial goals. Tuesday: We had a lot of pesto ranch chicken leftover from last week , so I cooked some bacon in the oven and made chicken & bacon quesadillas. Our mission: Live WELL, On LESS Money.

Frugal 100

Frugal Fridays Ebates Credit Cards 100

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 11, 2014

I just moved to the more rural area to enjoy time gardening and cooking with real foods. My daughter and I are gluten free due to celiac and changing to a healthy grain free sugar free way of cooking has become a big passion of mine over the last couple of years. What are your financial goals now? in 14 months.The

Debt Free 235

Debt Free Debt Mom Goals 235