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Meet Amanda & Daniel. They Paid Off $68,000 in Debt in 8 Months.

Family Balance Sheet

We sold extra items that we weren’t using through Craigslist and garage sales. Finances have definitely been the biggest strain in our 11 years of marriage. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending?

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Baby Budgeting: How to Save for Your New Arrival

Koupon Karen

You can also look online on Facebook or Craigslist for baby gear for sale by parents. It’s all about balancing providing the best for your baby and managing your finances. That means you can often find gently used baby items in excellent condition for a fraction of the retail price. But remember, you’re not alone.

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Find out how Jessica & Her Husband Paid off $175,000 of Debt

Family Balance Sheet

We decided to declare it our year of health and align our diets and become more healthy, invest more in our community at church and clean up our finances. Have a yard sell, put valuables on Craigslist you’d be surprised how quickly you could make some fast cash to dump on debt! Keeps us aligned together with our finances.

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

Family Balance Sheet

Find stuff on the side of the road and sell it on craigslist or Facebook. Well that’s not in the budget so you better sell something on craigslist… Lamp sold, go get a pedi now. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? Example, Farrah would want a pedicure. We do a monthly budget.

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Frugal Tip Monday-Ways to Earn More Money

Fashion Without Guilt

The end of last year my finances were not on track. Reselling Sites - Ebay , Ecrater , and Craigslist are some of the most popular sites to post your new or gently used goods for profit. But no use crying over split milk. 2010 is here and now it's time to get in gear. LOL that rhymed. Photo Courtesy: Uppitywoman08.

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Sustainable Living Traits To Pass On To Your Children

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Make it be known that that that there is nothing wrong in purchasing second-hand items from thrift stores, yard sales, or via classified ads or even online via places like eBay or Craigslist. You can even reward them with extra allowance with the money saved on gasoline and car upkeep.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #236 – May 11, 2012

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Failure to monitor your consumption expenditures means that they are flying blindly regarding their future finances. posted at Your Finances Simplified , saying, “One of the things that investment gurus always emphasize is to diversify, diversify and diversify. YFS presents What Is Asset Allocation and Why Is It Important?

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