Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

In short, if it involves finances, then there’s a way to plan for it and optimize the outcome. Bankrate’s AdvisorMatch can connect you to a CFP® professional to help you achieve your financial goals. Here’s what financial planning is all about and what you need to know to get started. What is a financial plan?

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Goals Debt Taxes Insurance 52

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

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? We do his/hers/and ours finances, with each of us sending the same amount to the joint account and then doing whatever we want with the rest of our money.

Debt 236

Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Financial Goals 236

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 6, 2012

I'm participating in Women’s Money Week which is about encouraging women to speak up about money, take control of our finances, and reshape our financial future. No surprise there; I write a blog about family finances. I developed this spreadsheet years ago, as a way to communicate our finances with my husband.

Money 225

Money Financial Goals Goals Kids and Family 225

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 4, 2014

It took a lot of talking through our goals and how this fit into our life plans to both sacrifice a lot for education and debt freedom at the same time. 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?

Debt Free 243

Debt Free Debt Goals Student 243

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 28, 2013

Are you making progress towards the life and finances you want? Sometimes it helps to take time out and just stare out the window while you consider these and other financial thoughts. When you reflect on your life and your finances, you may find that there are changes you want to make. Are your goals meshed with theirs?

Activism 229

Activism Goals Kids and Family Finance 229

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 21, 2015

She writes about family, finances and faith at her blog, Principles of Increase. More diligence with finances brought in more income producing opportunities for us. We rarely argued about finances since we paid the decision to be debt free. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally?

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Las Vegas Finance 100

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

I’m Mary, and it’s a pleasure to participate in Kristen’s Meet a Reader series. Although my parents never specifically taught me about finances, they lived a frugal life by necessity. I learned from the best, but I believe that a personal finance course should be a requirement for both high school and college graduation.

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Green And Frugal Kids and Family Hotel Frugal 180

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 24, 2013

It was developed by two university personal finance professors one at Virginia Tech and the other at Kansas State University. Set your financial goals. In order to meet some financial goals, you must take some level of risk. In order to meet some financial goals, you must take some level of risk.

Financial Goals 222

Financial Goals Goals Money Real Estate 222

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

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. When to get a financial advisor Not everyone needs a financial advisor, especially since it’s an additional cost. That’s a wealth manager.

Financial Goals 40

Financial Goals Goals Real Estate Money 40

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Even though I was helping my husband from home part-time with his business, I still felt like I wasn’t contributing to our finances and that drove me crazy. But chapter 17 helped me realize that I could contribute substantially to our finances–just in a different way. No surprise there; I write a blog about family finances.

Office 182

Office Money Family Finance 182

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 15, 2013

They have enough money to qualify for the debt required to meet their ideas of how their lives should look. I’m going to write that again: They have enough money to qualify for the debt required to meet their ideas of how their lives should look. Unfortunately, that type of behavior is not financially sustainable.

Debt 274

Debt Wedding Money Financial Goals 274

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 22, 2015

I own two different business, Phoenix SEO Company which helps businesses get on the first page of Google and Well Kept Wallet which is a Financial Education company. I have a passion to help people take control of their finances so that they can live the life they want to have. What are your financial goals now?

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Finance Finds 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Once we both took a look at our budget and finances, it was clear what we needed to do. 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? What are your financial goals now?

Debt Free 100

Debt Free Debt Financial Goals Budgeting 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

Now without further adieu, I present you with the dozens of great reads written by Yakezie members and challengers alike this past week in our efforts to bring you timely insight on personal finance and lifestyle today. Personal Finance Whiz: Keynesian vs Hayekian Economics – The Solution To Our Recession? I’m a geek, he’s not.

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November 2011 Personal Finance Finance 188

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Get started: Define your personal and financial goals. These are all important to help define the goals they would like to meet.” Analyze whether it makes sense for you financially. Would renting for another year or two improve your financial standing? Make a list of what’s important to you in a home.

Real Estate 52

Real Estate Buy Buying Credit 52

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Yes, I did follow a few of Dave Ramsey’s strategies, but I also starting reading other finance blogs to see how they paid off debt so quickly. 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? N/A (I was single then).

Debt 227

Debt Debt Free Financial Goals Goals 227

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 10, 2017

’ While there is some macro economic sense in consumer spending causing an impact on the country’s growth, it doesn’t necessarily play well at the individual consumer finance level. It will help you learn to set and meet financial goals, start auto investment programs and increase your savings when your income increases.

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Spendthrift Economical Consumer Recession 100

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Meet Kristy, aka, The Former Mrs. Jones. Meet the Former Mrs. Jones: Her Debt Free Story. 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? What are your financial goals now? Where are you from?

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Bath and Body Works Gas 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 31, 2014

But how can you learn to use those negative experiences, and teach your children to do so as well to benefit your financial health? Set new financial goals for yourself. Perhaps you didn’t meet the performance expectations of the job. Challenge yourself. You will keep stumbling and failing. Are you poor?

Debt 167

Debt College Student Money 167

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 5, 2015

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. Both are equally important and both need to be heard and respected in our finances. What are your financial goals now?

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Finds Finance 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2017

Meet Krystal. She is the co-founder of the website, Little Light on a Hill , where she writes about faith, family, and finances. Be sure to check out her website where she is offering a free finance workbook if you subscribe to her newsletter. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Friends And Family Sale Budgeting 100

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 13, 2016

We would keep our goals on paper on the fridge. Nice visuals and monthly budget meetings kept us on track and accountable. 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? What are your financial goals now?

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Finds Home 100

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Meet Angela. 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? I’m the one who handles the day to day finances in the home. What are your financial goals now?

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Budgeting Budget 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

She helps readers gain control of their finances and live well on a budget at her blog Cook with a Shoe . I found Dave Ramsey’s plan about a year after we had been married and finances were really tight, especially with a variable income. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally?

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free College Finds 100

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 27, 2015

Together, we made the goal of paying it off early though. It’s important to be on the same page as your spouse about finances. I would break down and cry a few times, but he stayed calm, reminded me of our goals, and always gave me a say in opting out of it. How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending?

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Finds 100

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 4, 2015

Besides writing on my personal finance blog, A Debt Free Stress Free Life, I’m an adjunct professor at a local college and own a residential and commercial cleaning business. It forces me to evaluate what’s going on in my life and to find a healthier way to meet my needs that won’t get me into debt. What are your financial goals now?

Debt 100

Debt Credit Cards Debt Free Student 100

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

And if you’re worried about being able to save enough of your earnings to meet your retirement goals , building wealth through passive income is a strategy that might appeal to you, too. It’s easy to find a qualified financial advisor to guide you through life’s most important financial decisions.

Money 52

Money Making Real Estate Rent 52

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 11, 2014

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? What are your financial goals now? Since I am a single mom, that would be me. Was there something that you gave up that you will go back to now that you are debt free?

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Debt Free Debt Mom Goals 235

Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

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Insurance 52

Insurance Life Insurance Homeowner Insurance Cars 52

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 2, 2016

I sort of fell into a retail job just to make ends meet while I figured out what to do, only to find myself “typecast” into this role for the next 10 years, moving from one demanding position to another. What are your financial goals now? For example I got up at 3.45 am most days to start work.

Debt 100

Debt Finds Debt Free Pay Off Debt 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 7, 2015

We swore we would never finance a car again. 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? What are your financial goals now? We ended up using my remaining collage savings to pay that off. And deodorant.

Debt Free 100

Debt Free Debt Budgeting Budget 100