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.
Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 11, 2016
According to a recent survey , over half of Americans have less than $1000 in their savings and checking accounts. With little money in their bank accounts, these Americans couldn’t afford these unfortunate expenses without using a credit card or maybe relying on a loan from family and friends. A Very Tough Year.
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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 was a scary time for us. It was a life saver, a sanity saver and a marriage saver.
Family Balance Sheet
OCTOBER 13, 2014
As self-employed owners of a small business, we have lived through some challenging months, but the year 2007 was especially tough for us. Every month, our income must cover our business and household expenses, but many months in 2007, our income barely covered our business expenses, leaving nothing left for our household.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 4, 2014
Even though we bought a house in 2007, I never once expected it to be a money-maker. While I had already left the rat race by the time I read this book, it opened my eyes to the fact that much of the advice we get from gurus isn’t designed to help us get ahead now. And, of course, it hasn’t been.
The Frugal Girl
MARCH 4, 2024
Box are some of my favorite authors) and I use the library to borrow both regular books and electronic resources. Now I wish those dollars had gone into our savings accounts. I can see the appeal of international travel, but neither one of us ever had that particular itch. Yup, I’m a voracious reader.
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.**. of Gen X report they have saves less than $10,000 for retirement.**.
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