Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

What financial advisors do A financial advisor helps individuals manage their money and map out their financial futures. For example, financial advisors can help you plan for retirement, budget, plan your estate and more. They also help you set your personal financial goals to reach milestones.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

MARCH 11, 2024

We know that saving for a rainy day isn’t just a phrase our grandparents used to throw around. Whether you are looking to save extra money for your emergency fund and potential unexpected expense, a new kitchen, or your kids’ college tuition—you name it—you will require self-discipline and a plan to reach any financial goal.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

It goes: 50% of your salary should go to your expenses and needs 30% should go towards what you want (a new car, a vacation, and all that) 20% should go towards your savings plan So, using this rule, 20% of everything you earn should go toward savings. My family chooses to eat out once per week, for example. Imagine that!

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

My new mission was to manage our money to make sure we used it wisely and stretched it as far as possible. Create our family’s financial goals and Debt Freedom Plan. For example, one spouse could handle all of the day-to-day responsibilities, but the other spouse could handle long-term investments.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 10, 2012

I’d estimate that it’s the recipe 80% of Americans use, because it’s the one on the back of the Toll House chocolate chip bag. Yet for a few years I made the Toll House recipe, because that’s what everyone I talked to was using for a recipe. Once your financial goals and costs are set, now you add in your income and expenses.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

The first is surrounding yourself with positive examples. For example, if their idea of fun is a group bike ride or putting together a healthy potluck, it’s easy to incorporate those activities into your life just by going with the flow. Get Healthy'

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 10, 2014

This was such a perfect example. I used to live in Weehawken, New Jersey, a twenty minute commute from midtown Manhattan. The whole conversation could be summarized by this “Yeah, I have a problem because I’m living in an apartment I can’t afford, BUT here’s a list of reasons why I don’t have any other choice”. Yeah…but….

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

For example, once a quarter, I review our asset allocation actuals against our target allocations and come up with a plan to discuss and implement based on the analysis. Another example is that once a month I calculate our net worth and review our discretionary spending budget vs. actuals. Set financial goals for the year.

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

For example, it took us about 3 years to pay off a combined $17,000 in credit card debt, but later we managed to pay off twice as much in 3 years on about the same income. I needed to count on myself and support my son, and that meant getting my financial life in order, starting with building an emergency fund for the first time.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Portions of this article were drafted using an in-house natural language generation platform. A personal loan is money borrowed from a lender that can be used for nearly any purpose. Consolidate debt: You can use a personal loan to consolidate expensive debt, such as credit card debt.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 26, 2013

You wouldn’t set out to build a house without first deciding what materials to use and what design you want. Establishing goals will be a major step in achieving what you want in life. Use your goals as a basis for developing a new plan for your life and establish new goals if necessary. was geared to this.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 8, 2017

Use good stock. If you take the time to decide what to want plant and pick the right type of place in which to plant, you should plant good stock – get the best example that you can so that it has the best chance of growing well for you. Don’t use a high interest, annual fee credit card without redeeming qualities.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 10, 2013

I believe that if you use a process to make your decisions, you will be more apt to make more good ones than bad. What is your vision of your financial future? Have a goal, develop a plan and use it to make your choices – the ones that lead to moving your plan forward. Using common sense. If not, think again.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 5, 2018

My goals are completely attainable, but they will still stretch me t o be more intentional with my time. Aside from a health concern with one of my daughters , 2017 was a great year, however, I was distracted by non-necessities, so my overall theme for 2018 is to use my time more wisely on the people and things that are important to me.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 9, 2014

It is my personal mission as the household manager for my family to live well, but I want us to do so on less money. I want my family to enjoy life, but we also have some pretty serious financial goals that we are trying to achieve. We used to spend hundreds of dollars a month going out to eat at restaurants. Dining Out.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

MARCH 11, 2024

The post 7 Clever Ways Moms Used to Save Money appeared first on Penny Pinchin' Mom. There are so many clever ways moms used to save money that our tips and tricks today pale in comparison to what they could achieve, considering how little they had to go on. Imagine keeping the family afloat during periods of strife, such as WWII.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 10, 2017

My grandchildren’s other set of grandparents are just one example. With interest rates so low, why not spend now, using debt, instead of waiting for inflation and higher interest rates to kick in and raise the price of goods and services. During the long 7 years since the crisis, many people lost jobs and houses.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2021

Now go through the list and really ask yourself if you use or need all of it. If you’re not using it, cancel it today and redirect that monthly money into your emergency savings. However, if you do use it , ask your gym if they swap volunteer hours for a free membership. Add it up to get a total. 12 – Do It Yourself.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

See your time, money and energies as finite and choose how you will spend it – for example, we all have 168 hours in a week, choose how you will spend that time versus only looking at how busy you are. Who initiated the debt free goal? What are your financial goals now? We spend 5 minutes a day on our budget.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 2, 2015

However, with my husband being an architect and an overall really handy guy, we decided that fixing up the house and selling it could give us enough profit to at least pay off a big chunk of our debt. It took us two years of my husband working full-time at his job and then using every other second to work on the house.

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Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

Cash-out refinance Caret Down When you do a cash-out refinance , you use your home equity to withdraw cash to spend. This increases your mortgage debt but gives you money that you can invest or use to fund a goal, like a home improvement project. Check your latest mortgage statement to see your current balance to figure it out.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 13, 2016

Also sell cheap practical stuff at key times, example: for 3 years we sold glow necklaces at the local fireworks shows in our cities during July 4th weekend. Nice visuals and monthly budget meetings kept us on track and accountable. Also, we did fun stuff that each of us wanted… That way is wasn’t too strict.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 8, 2018

Personally, budgeting has allowed us to control of our money, reach financial goals, and start planning for our dream life. I discovered the term, Zero-Based Budget, when my husband and I took Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University home course many years ago. We have been using this system ever since.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

We use an online account like, Capital One 360 (my referral link). Plan your gift giving for the year using my FREE Gift Spending excel spreadsheet. If you have a big financial goal, think about how much you pay someone to do something that you are capable of doing yourself. 18 – Use Cash Back Grocery apps.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Get started: Define your personal and financial goals. Would renting for another year or two improve your financial standing? Check your credit score Your credit score will help you determine your financing options; lenders use it (among other factors) to set the terms and rates of your loan.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

He discusses income beneficiaries, remainder beneficiaries and provides and example of the use of a dynasty trust. Funancials: Lesser Known Credit Card Perks – Most people are aware of the advantages to using a credit card. – One of the most important components to a budget is setting financial goals.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

It’s easy to find a qualified financial advisor to guide you through life’s most important financial decisions. Try Bankrate’s free AdvisorMatch service to quickly get connected to a CFP® professional who can help you achieve your financial goals. For example, language teachers and stock-picking advice may use this model.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 7, 2015

Set Monthly Money Goals. Do a review of your finances this month to set monthly financial goals for yourself and your family. Monthly goals are better than yearly goals, because a month is a short enough time that you will actually stick to them. Question every single expense: do you really use the service?

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 2, 2016

Of course, the British climate isn’t always kind, but I’m pleased to say the weather recently has been glorious and I’ve been making full use of it! For example I got up at 3.45 For example a few friends owed me money, so I pressured them to settle what they owed. What are your financial goals now?

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 4, 2015

In fact, I used the best strategies I read about and developed a plan of action that best suited my particular situation. I explored this by reading some of the best financial books out there that tackle the psychological issues in which people use money in unhealthy ways. Use coupons because you can really save money this way.

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