Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 26, 2021

Do you have enough cash to cover them or would you have to rely on high-interest credit cards or a loan from your family? According to a recent survey , over half of Americans have less than $1000 in their savings and checking accounts. What helped us through that time was the money we had saved in our emergency account.

Emergency Fund 130

Emergency Fund Building 2007 Credit Cards 130

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Do you have enough cash to cover them or would you have to rely on high interest credit cards or a loan from family? According to a recent survey , over half of Americans have less than $1000 in their savings and checking accounts. Our saving grace was the money we had saved in our emergency account.

Emergency Fund 100

Emergency Fund Building 2007 Credit Cards 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

The year 2007 held such promise for us when it started, but by the end of the year we were brought to our knees. As self-employed owners of a small business, we have lived through some tough months, but in 2007, it was a tough year. It is not a spending account. Save it and forget about it. It was a scary time for us.

Emergency Fund 127

Emergency Fund 2007 Personal Finance Debt 127

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Both instances could have brought us down and we could have reached for a credit card, but thankfully, my husband and I are pretty adamant about having an emergency fund and I want you to become adamant about having one too. Had it not been for the money in our emergency savings, we would most likely have used credit cards to survive.

Emergency Fund 100

Emergency Fund Finance Organic Organization 100

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 11, 2016

.” Recently Go Banking Rates conducted two studies on savings rates with startling results. Almost 70% of Generation X have less than $1000 in personal savings account. *. of Generation X report a retirement savings account balance of $0.**. We had a very tough year back in 2007.

Emergency Fund 100

Emergency Fund Money Finance Debt 100

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

I learned from the best, but I believe that a personal finance course should be a requirement for both high school and college graduation. Now I wish those dollars had gone into our savings accounts. In 2007, when the kids were 8 and 13, we recreated that trip – with a travel trailer and bunks instead of a miniscule tent.

Green And Frugal 177

Green And Frugal Kids and Family Hotel Frugal 177