Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 20, 2015

Finances … build a budget that works. Cooking & Meal Planning … serve easier, tastier meals in less time. Holidays & Special Events … brighten up old family traditions and create new. DIY/Homemade … fun and frugal ways to express your personal style. Homeschooling … homeschool with grace and ease.

Kids and Family 100

Kids and Family Library Health and Beauty Audio 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 13, 2013

How Does One Recover From Such A Devastating Event? Take Care Of Finances. Later the next day we found that the stretchers bore injured firemen, one falling when the floor collapsed and the other having slipped on the icy steps into the house. The family and dogs had not been home. It is mind boggling to think about.

Home 189

Home Insurance Haggle Haggling 189

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Instead they had a well, an outhouse, a wood burning stove for heat and another for cooking. The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (aka Mormons) have long encouraged members to have a ready supply of food, water and finances. They had a cow for milk, chickens for eggs and a garden for vegetables.

Canning 100

Canning At&T Gardening Garden 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 25, 2012

Landslide at Ellis Beach cut-off the Captain Cook Highway yesterday. Organize for a relative or friend from outside the area to act as the contact in the event that family members are separated during an emergency. Related posts: Finance and Emergency Kits: Be Prepared Not Surprised. When an Emergency Strikes . Stay calm.

San Antonio 188

San Antonio March Kids and Family 2012 188

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. Was there a particular event? The main event that catapulted me into wanting to be debt free, was the lowest point in my life to-date. How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending?

Debt 227

Debt Debt Free Financial Goals Goals 227

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

She helps readers gain control of their finances and live well on a budget at her blog Cook with a Shoe . I love to cook and am always experimenting with different dishes. Was there a particular event? Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? Where are you from?

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free College Finds 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 9, 2014

I’m all for saving money and inspiring people to cook their own food, but I worry about the trade offs. I have been known to skip out on occasions and events for the sake of saving my precious pennies. I think about FinCon for example, the conference for personal finance bloggers I attended last weekend in New Orleans.

Saving Money 173

Saving Money Money Giving Public Transit 173

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

I pointed out the multitude of new blogs related to saving money, being frugal, getting debt under control and learning about finances. We shopped at garage sales, turned down the heat, combined errands to use less gas, didn’t buy a lot of prepared food, cooked at home and the like. Peggy: Oh yes! I cut the family’s hair.

Thrifty 213

Thrifty Garage Spendthrift Fair-Trade 213

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 12, 2016

I work in Finance/Accounting for a large corporation but I have also started a company called Every Single Dollar , which focuses on personal finance for single women. Was there a particular event? And I cut back on lifestyle – cooking food at home, taking the bus to work vs driving and paying for parking, etc.

Credit Cards 100

Credit Cards Debt Debt Free Student 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. Was there a particular event? What inspired you to get debt free?

Debt Free 235

Debt Free Debt Mom Goals 235

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 7, 2015

Barry is a woodworker in his spare time and I cook – I wish I did more, but sometimes I even find it hard to take a shower, so it’s not my time for adding new activities. We swore we would never finance a car again. Was there a particular event? How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending?

Debt Free 100

Debt Free Debt Budgeting Budget 100