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 would never tell someone to cancel the gym membership if they use it, and if you do use a gym membership, find out how my husband got a FREE family gym membership. What a great problem to have, right?!?!

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Budgeting Budget Financial Goals Goals 133

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Our 2019 Financial Goal. Happy New Year’s 2019: In January 2019, we were down to one final non-mortgage loan, so we created just one financial goal for the year—-to pay off that last non-mortgage debt by December. We can now move on to other financial goals. 1st Update in June 2014. 2018 Update.

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Debt 2019 Financial Goals Emergency Fund 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 2, 2022

As a family, we are looking forward to camping trips, a week at the beach, and cookouts with friends. It’s a helpful visual for everyone in my family as we anticipate our summer fun. How much is summer going to cost you and your family? The following list of summer activities is family-friendly, fun, and easy on the budget.

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Budgeting Budget Friends And Family Sale Home and Garden 130

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

We consider her our “bonus kid” and our family is extremely close. Aside from those exceptions, we did all the work ourselves and with the help of family. A lot of blood, sweat, and tears were shed here, but we both agree that having no mortgage gave us a serious leg up on our retirement savings and other financial goals.

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Green And Frugal Kids and Family Hotel Frugal 180

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 30, 2015

At the time, I wasn’t sure how we were going to pay our monthly bills, so future plans like funding our retirement , our daughters’ college education, or a lavish vacation were not on my mind. I broke my goals into two categories: Financial and Personal. Our Financial Goals: Pay off our non-mortgage debt.

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Financial Goals Debt Goals Emergency Fund 100

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 17, 2018

Here’s a peek at what’s going on with me, my family, and our life. Our kids spent their first week of summer vacation at the beach with their Girl Scouts troop. This month’s challenge: Create a Financial Vision Board. Over on my private Facebook group, Family Budgeters Unite! , Date night!

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Home and Garden Financial Goals Friends And Family Sale Gardening 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 17, 2012

To be honest, the two of us were never interested in a Walt Disney World vacation. It is one of our 2012 Financial Goals and I am starting to research it. From what we hear, a Disney vacation is not a vacation that you can just book and hope for the best when you get there. But life has changed.

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Disney Disney World Financial Goals Vacation 157

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Tell us about you and your family. I focus more on the big picture (saving for a house, vacations, emergency fund, etc.) We made the habit of now needing or spending the money we put toward debt and now we use that to put toward our emergency fund, vacations, and a down payment on a house. What are your financial goals now?

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Debt Free Debt Emergency Fund Finance 241

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. So, what do you do?

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Saving Money Money Saving Bills 52

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2015

He writes at Debt Discipline about about how his family of 5 deals with money, budgets and debt. Tell us about you and your family. We’re a family of five, including, me, my wife and 3 children: 15 year old fraternal twins and a 12 year old son. We are a close family that likes to laugh. Where are you from?

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Debt Credit Cards Debt Free Credit 100

Penny Pinchin' Mom

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Believe me when I tell you that your financial literacy is just as important as taking care of your family. It’s yet another way of making sure that they (and you) are going to be financially okay in the future. Set personal and financial goals for your savings. P.S. There’s rarely any time left.

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Money Insurance Debt Bulk 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

I have two LLCs, one for a vacation rental and the other for my online activities. I intend to start with the things we own that are most dear to us or of most importance in our family’s history. As in, when did we last put on a new roof, or how long ago did we take that vacation to London or when did we redo the bathroom?

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Personal Finance Finance Financial Goals Life Insurance 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Do you hope to take a family vacation in six months? Decide whether you want your money to help you reach certain goals, or whether you view money as an end itself, or a way to show your status. Will this expenditure help me reach my goals? Well, this is especially true with your financial. You can either write.

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Motivation Money Goals Finance 250

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

She hosts a You Tube channel, The Former Mrs. Jones , where she vlogs about budgeting, debt free living, and family life. Tell us about you and your family. So a few days later one of my favorite family vloggers posted a video on YouTube of their debt free scream through Dave Ramsey. What are your financial goals now?

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Debt Debt Free Bath and Body Works Gas 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2021

If you are self-employed, work for a company or in an industry that is unstable, or maybe you or someone in your family has medical issues, you might want to save 6-12 months of expenses. It sounds dreadful, but it is possible to reduce your grocery bill without making everyone in your family miserable. 9 – Collect your change.

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Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 130

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 3, 2014

But we have some serious financial goals to hit and the grocery budget is an easy target when it comes to cutting the budget. And while I didn’t hit my goal of $400, I did reduce our spending to $425 for my family of 4. We also had meals at the homes of some friends and family a couple of times this month.

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March Groceries Grocery Homemade 100

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 13, 2016

Tell us about you and your family. We have a family of 4. We love to shoot photos and videos and focus on family and a healthy marriage. We obviously love Dave Ramsey and financial teachings so we help to teach those classes at our church one night a week. We teach FPU, we lead friends and family.

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Debt Debt Free Finds Home 100

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 11, 2014

Tell us about you and your family. My daughter and I finally took a vacation over Mother’s Day weekend to Nashville and did our debt free yell the following Monday live in studio with Dave Ramsey. What are your financial goals now? Welcome to Debt Free Stories. Today, I am pleased to introduce you to Tracy.

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Debt Free Debt Mom Goals 235

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2017

She is the co-founder of the website, Little Light on a Hill , where she writes about faith, family, and finances. Tell us about you and your family. A life goal of ours is. to be able to go on a family missions trip. were not about to give up a summer vacation! had a small amount already saved for a tiny vacation.

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Debt Debt Free Friends And Family Sale Budgeting 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

If you are self-employed, work for a company or in an industry that is unstable, or maybe you or someone in your family has medical issues, you might want to save 6-12 months of expenses. Read 11 Simple Menu Planning Tips to learn how to reduce your grocery bill without making everyone in your family miserable.

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Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 7, 2015

Tell us about you and your family. Forget vacation. What are your financial goals now? Now we are saving to buy a minivan (which I said I would never drive, but an expanding family has changed me. Today’s debt free story is from Stacy. Where are you from? What do you and your spouse do for a living?

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Debt Free Debt Budgeting Budget 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 10, 2017

Eventually they did a short sale to get out from under the mortgage, moved to the mid-West to take advantage of nearness of family and lower living costs and she took jobs as waitresses. Why shouldn’t we take that overseas vacation, buy that luxury condo at the lake, get new clothes every change of season, have that spiffy new car?

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Spendthrift Economical Consumer Recession 100

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 5, 2015

Tell us about you and your family. He was always trying to put us on budgets, help us look for ways to save and not spend so much but we never found a system that worked for us and continued in spending behaviors that didn’t help advance goals. We lived there an entire year a family of 5! What are your financial goals now?

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Debt Debt Free Finds Finance 100

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Tell us about you and your family. I knew that we had to do something different because we made a decent family income, but had nothing to show for it except for the mountain of bills that I had laid out in front of me. What are your financial goals now? Angela & Jeff’s Debt Free Story. Where are you from?

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Debt Debt Free Budgeting Budget 100

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 2, 2016

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Richard of Frugality Magazine , where he shares frugal living tips for financial freedom. Tell us about you and your family. That meant no vacations, no new clothes, no eating out, nothing. With our jobs, families and social lives its tempting to spend money to enjoy ourselves.

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Debt Finds Debt Free Pay Off Debt 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 10, 2012

Jester presents The Importance of Vacations For Kids posted at The Ultimate Juggle , saying, “This article explains the reasons that we prefer to take destination oriented vacations for the kid’s sake. Instead of avoiding them, why not research them and see if they would work for your financial goals!

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Money May 2012 Debt 113

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 27, 2015

Tell us about you and your family. We still budgeted really nice vacations during our Spring Breaks and the summer, so I didn’t really feel deprived of big stuff like that. Once our kids are in school our goal will be to look into buying our dream home. What are your financial goals now? Where are you from?

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Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Finds 100