Family Balance Sheet

MAY 6, 2020

How Our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic. Our first storm: 2007. 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 small business owners, we have lived through some tough months, but in 2007, it was a tough year.

Debt 130

Debt Emergency Fund 2007 2020 130

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 26, 2021

Life suddenly changed for most of us in March 2020 and this past year of the pandemic has reinforced how important an emergency fund is. If you’re able, maybe use some of your stimulous money to put towards building an emergency fund. 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 6, 2021

We think we’ll use the money towards summer vacation. We’re converting our basement to a family room area and the original family room (in the pic above) is becoming a home office. We’re converting our basement to a family room area and the original family room (in the pic above) is becoming a home office.

Finance 130

Finance January Family 2020 130

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 11, 2016

They’re taking a gap year between high school and college. We’re struggling with it all too. If you’re married, you MUST do this with your spouse.) We charted out our course of action to pay off debts and start saving for retirement. Although I have not personally used this resource. It is a lot.

Emergency Fund 100

Emergency Fund Money Finance Debt 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 4, 2011

With the advent of the Great Recession, today’s populations are re-learning frugality and expense reduction. We were so poor that we re-used coffee grounds to make more coffee! We used free TV for most of our married life (we do now splurge on satellite TV!). This post was written by Marie. . 40,720 Home Repair.

Home and Garden 198

Home and Garden Cars Car Re-use 198