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Designate a Family Office Manager | Marriage & Money

Family Balance Sheet

I read Millionaire Women Next Door around the same time that I became a mother and left the full-time work force to stay at home with our new baby. I also took on the role, because I had an interest in the topic of personal finance. No surprise there; I write a blog about family finances.

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An Easy Way to Save for Irregular Expenses

For the Mommas

In personal finance, a sinking fund is a savings account that is designated specifically for an irregular expense. As a full-time work-at-home, homeschooling mom, she runs Life Your Way and Jungle Deals & Steals and consults for a variety of websites and brands.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

Although my parents never specifically taught me about finances, they lived a frugal life by necessity. Our mom stayed home to raise us kids; she went to work part-time in the local school system after both my brother and I were in school. My mom cut coupons and sewed her own clothes and mine, as well.