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Start Planning and Budgeting for Summer TODAY!

Family Balance Sheet

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? After a long winter, are you dreaming of blue skies and sunny days?

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Summer Fun Guide 2019

Family Balance Sheet

As a family, we are looking forward to camping trips and a week at the beach. We bought the family a summer pass to Hersheypark for a Christmas gift, something we’ve never done before. We bought the family a summer pass to Hersheypark for a Christmas gift, something we’ve never done before. Need some summer cash?

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Stockpiling 101: How to Save Money with a Stockpile

Couponing 101

For many, building a stockpile means buying lots of bottled water, batteries, and canned food in preparation for a snow storm or natural disaster. You can also collect coupons from friends and family who don’t plan to use the coupons themselves. Wait for Sales. Sales Cycles. Stores run sales in cycles.

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Meet Amanda & Daniel. They Paid Off $68,000 in Debt in 8 Months.

Family Balance Sheet

Tell us about you and your family. We realized that we wanted to travel as a family and the only thing keeping us from seeing the world was money. We sold extra items that we weren’t using through Craigslist and garage sales. We ate at home a lot and watched our food budget carefully. Where are you from?

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10 Ways to Find Cash for your Summer Vacation

Family Balance Sheet

Doesn’t a break from your daily schedule to get away and spend quality time with your family sound amazing? Every summer we take a week to focus on our girls, fitness, good food and spending time with our extended family that we vacation with. A friend makes extra money teaching piano. Is the cost holding you back?

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Frugal February

Family Balance Sheet

If you need encouragement and guidance with your budget, join my private Facebook group: Family Budgeters Unite! Check out the group and watch my Facebook LIVES where I describe the steps to writing a budget. Assign a budget category to each transaction, so you can add up what you spend on food, fuel, clothing, self-care, etc.

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25 Ways to Save on Groceries Every Month

Saving Everyday

Like housing, utilities, and insurance, food is a major expense you can’t go without. Reducing your food expenses is one of the best ways to reduce your overall spending and find extra money in your budget ! Consistently using things you already have not only saves money but also prevents food waste. Here’s why.