Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 11, 2020

Like many across the globe, my family’s finances are a bit unstable due to the Coronvius Pandemic. My second prayer is that my family gets through this crisis financially. I have written often about the importance of an emergency fund. More family time! Folks did we just enter the twilight zone?!

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 9, 2021

We also didn’t feel comfortable with Dave’s suggestion of a $1000 starter emergency fund, which is his step #1. The point of the starter emergency fund is to get you through until you pay off your non-mortgage debts, at which point, you build a more extensive fund. Cash flow a FAMILY TRIP TO HAWAII.

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 6, 2020

My family’s finances have also been affected. Our emergency fund. I am totally paraphrasing the year, but had it not been for the money in our emergency savings, we would most likely have used credit cards to survive. It was during this time that I created my first Family Balance Sheet. Everything changed.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 24, 2021

For ideas to find those funds, read: 25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund. How to Build your Emergency Fund. The post How to Budget (and Pay) for Yearly Bills + a FREE Speadsheet appeared first on Family Balance Sheet. Like a good spreadsheet? Will you start one? Let us know in the comments.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 4, 2011

Hello and welcome to the 316th Carnival of Personal Finance- Family Edition. This week I am reminding you all about those special people in your life- your family. It was during this rather taxing weekend that I was reminded of how great a loving family can be. Families are our rock, our support system, and our fans.

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Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Tell us about you and your family. Because we wanted to get out of debt as fast as possible, we stopped saving money after we had an emergency fund in place. I focus more on the big picture (saving for a house, vacations, emergency fund, etc.) An emergency fund with 6-8 months’ worth of expenses it.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 4, 2011

Do you keep your family in a survival mode? Arranging a family financial analysis is very important to long term financial success. Here are are five reasons why budgeting for your family is important: A thorough financial analysis helps you…. rise up during emergencies or unexpected occurrences. You are not alone!

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 22, 2014

By the end of the month, my goal is to help you have a detailed financial plan for your family. So if you could use some extra cash for your emergency fund , or save for Christmas presents or any other activity or need, then you must read 31 Days to Find $1000. This series was written based on my family’s experiences.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 18, 2019

1 – Save a starter Home Emergency Fund. Dave Ramsey suggests to have a starter emergency fund of $1000 while focusing on paying off non-mortgage debt. We have definitely dipped into this fund often, so I’m glad I strayed from his advice here. 5 – Cash flow a family trip to celebrate. .

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Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 11, 2016

Use my Family Balance Sheet excel spreadsheet to help you organize your finances. Start Saving for your Emergency Fund TODAY! We reduced our spending where we could that year, but the money to pay any shortfall each month came from our emergency fund. appeared first on Family Balance Sheet. Where We Stand.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 18, 2014

By the end of the month, my goal is to help you have a detailed financial plan for your family. Day 1: Create Your Own Family Balance Sheet. Day 3: I took 4 days off due to an unexpected family emergency. Day 13: Create an Emergency Fund. Day 14: Create a Gift Giving Fund. Thanks for understanding!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 25, 2013

What happens if you are hit with an expense that you can’t afford, and your emergency fund just isn’t up to scratch yet? Unfortunately, these sources of quick cash are among the worst possible ways to fund your emergency. Your friends and family can be one source of funds if you need help.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 10, 2013

Working to build your emergency fund? Read up on emergency fund basics at Money Smart Guides. How to conduct an effective family financial analysis. How to Conduct an Effective Family Financial Analysis. Confused about how much you should save and how you should go about saving it? As December.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 10, 2023

Instead, I look for creative ways to save my family money in all aspects of our lives. I also opened another Capital One 360 account for our emergency fund that was also sitting in a zero-interest savings account. Airlines Refund of $400 + $200 credit We flew to Florida in March to visit family. Ask and ye shall receive!

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 31, 2014

It was my goal to help you have a detailed financial plan for your family by the end of the month. Day 1: Create Your Own Family Balance Sheet. Day 3: I took 4 days off due to an unexpected family emergency. Day 10: Create a Personal Escrow Fund. Day 13: Create an Emergency Fund. I had high hopes.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 30, 2013

Know where these items are, and make sure other family members know as well. If you have limited storage space, at least put together a 72-hour kit for each member of your family. Make sure that you understand escape routes from the house, and that you drill family members on how to get clear of the house, and where to meet.

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 19, 2014

Save $$$ Home Emergency Fund – Dave suggests to start at $1000, but being self-employed, ours is much higher, but it is not quite 3-6 months of expenses. We will cash flow a FAMILY TRIP TO DISNEY. Increase our emergency funds for the home & office to 3 – 6 months worth of expenses.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 15, 2014

By the end of the month, my goal is to help you have a detailed financial plan for your family. If something substantial suddenly happens, we do have an emergency fund to cover it, but now I’ve been given a warning that our van will need some major service in about a year. Welcome to 31 Days to Organize Your Finances.

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 21, 2021

Your first assignment: Take the first step and calculate your debts by using my FREE Family Balance Sheet. Being self-employed, we felt we needed more than Dave’s recommended $1000 starter emergency fund that he outlines in his book, so our first step was to save a bit more for our home and office. We ate an elephant!

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Saving In Akron

MARCH 9, 2011

So my day went something like this – hubby woke me at 6:00 am to tell me there's water in the family room. Get home and finally finish cleaning up the mess in the family room. This all goes back to having an emergency fund and paying yourself first. My family would not have survived without that emergency fund.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 16, 2014

Traditional investment advice says that you shouldn’t invest in the market until you are financially stable, have an emergency fund and have taken care of other basics, such as insurance of all kinds, debt removal and etc. If you don’t have any stock market investments, how can you get in on the action?

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 11, 2014

Back in March I wrote about my family’s Debt Freedom Plan. Our current savings is not at a true emergency fund level of 3-6 months, but further down our plan, we will save up to that level. We adapted Dave Ramsey’s 7 baby steps to reflect our lifestyle as self-employed small business owners.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 30, 2015

Increase our emergency fund to 6 months of expenses. Contribute to our retirement funds. Celebrate debt freedom with a big family trip to Hawaii or Paris. Our Financial Goals: Pay off our non-mortgage debt. Celebrate with a trip to Walt Disney World. Start saving for college. Pay off our mortgage debt.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

My retirement account contribution, emergency fund contribution, car payments, utility bills, and mortgage are all set up so that they are paid automatically each month. Of course, this spending plan method only works in my family because our wants are fairly modest so we don’t exceed our income each month.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 15, 2011

It is not an emergency fund or our monthly cash allowance and there isn't a lot of cash in the envelope. We have an envelope, in an undisclosed location, where we keep cash.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 10, 2014

. “If you have someone who relies on you for financial support, or if you have outstanding debts and don’t want to leave your family with that debt, you need life insurance.” ” Most families can purchase a decent amount of term life insurance coverage for an affordable cost. .” What About Self Insurance?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 27, 2012

Difficulty meeting basic family needs Counting on tax returns or pay increases to ease your financial situation Lying about spending or anything else to do with finances. Also include an emergency fund and contributions to a retirement account, even if just small amounts at first. Adjust your spending if you have to.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 30, 2014

We don’t want to make our families miserable with bland meals, boring snacks, and not enough food in the house, but we must stay on budget. It’s an amount that is a bit challenging to stay at, but my family is still happy. That number seems to be our sweet spot. How did you do in April? Did you plan your meals regularly?

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

JANUARY 16, 2024

However, if you have been following me, you know that I am quite serious about finding ways to not only get out of debt but also how to create a budget (and stick to it) as well as how to save money without necessarily depriving your family of the quality of life they deserve.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 20, 2014

It’s one thing to have a couple thousand dollars in an emergency fund. You could flip a house, or buy a multi-family complex and rent out the units. The money might be gone, but my family’s lifestyle is improved. Instead, you want to put that money to work for you so that you can enjoy life. Invest that Money.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

Ultimately, if you were the person responsible for paying the bills in your home, and you didn’t have much of an emergency fund in place, there’s a chance that you’ll need to seek out the assistance of a personal loan between you and your partner until you get back on your feet.

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For the Mommas

JANUARY 19, 2016

Add to Your Emergency Fund. An emergency fund can never have too much money in it. If you have an emergency fund to add to, then add to it. This follows the same rule as your retirement fund, meaning the sooner you put the money into it, the longer it has to grow and the greater the final amount will be.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 25, 2014

By then, I was married, raising a toddler, our family was paying down debt and I was practicing much better financial discipline. I opened a retirement account during that period, but it involved a managed fund with a 2% annual fee. Why Aren’t You Doing THIS? Me from 10 to 6 years ago was a different animal.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 3, 2012

On Christmas day, my husband and I spent 4 hours together traveling in a car to visit his family. We talked through some issues and opportunities for our business and our personal, family, and financial goals. Increase Family Emergency Fund to Six Months Salary. This might take us 2 years to achieve.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Everyone has different circumstances to take into account, whether it’s their family structure, personal situation, luck (or lack thereof), and their values. Short sighted people are the type that don’t save emergency funds, because they’re too busy putting out the fires of the moment.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Buying a home can provide a safe, stable, and personal space that your family can use as a haven. If you are buying a home to serve as an income property, you might be able to afford to spend a little more (assuming you can find a tenant to pay rent regularly) than if you simply plan to move in and raise a family. An emergency fund?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 10, 2014

But I also have bills to pay and it’s important to buy healthy foods for my family to eat. Money is automatically deposited into the retirement and emergency fund accounts, as well as to my son’s 529. I want to have good experiences with the people I love. These are the things most important to me. must be paid.

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