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A Goal Without a Plan is Just a Wish

Family Balance Sheet

On top of our normal day to day expenses, the new property taxes were due, we had more ownership expenses than we realized, and we had a family to feed. We had our daughters later in life and at a crucial time in our lives, I stopped our retirement contribution. I had to cut something from our spending and do it quickly.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

Our daughter is 24 and was adopted from Eastern Europe when she was one week short of a year old. He married the love of his life almost two years ago, so now we have a daughter-in-law, too. Now I wish those dollars had gone into our savings accounts. Alan and I, by choice, bought land in an area with low property taxes.