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Our Family Finances Update: January 2021

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January 2021 was a month of extremes in my family’s finances. Found Money in January: $1681. I started donating plasma in January!!! A friend referred me and by the end of January, I made $591. I said goodbye to mini-van life in January when we traded in our 2007 Honda Odyssey for a 2018 Toyota Highlander.

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Resolve to Regularly Discuss Your Finances with Your Spouse

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A sunny day in the middle of January called us outdoors. I created our Family Balance Sheet years ago as a way for me to communicate the state of our finances to my husband. Column H = Interest rate or finance charge. The third section is for our 2012 Financial Goals. Life happened this weekend. There are no surprises.

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What are YOUR Financial Goals? | 31 Days to Organize Your Finances

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Welcome to 31 Days to Organize Your Finances. We’ll talk about cash flow, budgets, debts, and all of the nitty gritty of our finances that might not be fun to talk about, but are so important to discuss. Too often we only think about goals in January, but today we’re going to work on new financial goals.

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The 30K Challenge: Online Money Bloggers

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I was honoured when I received an invite from two of my blogging pals Derek @ Life and My Finances and Corey @ 20′s Finance to participate in a new year challenge. With that optimism in place, I have decided to offically take on this challenge in 2012. . The race to $30,000 starts January 1, 2012.

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Yakezie Carnival – Credit Cards Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

After that, while you all primed and interested in personal finance, continue and read the awesome articles that were written across the web this week regarding personal finance and enhancing your lifestyle. The College Investor: Start Automatic Investing in 2012 – How you can automate your investing in 2012 the easy way.

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How I’m Managing our Family Budget during the Pandemic

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Like many across the globe, my family’s finances are a bit unstable due to the Coronvius Pandemic. This is not an elective, fun, no-spend month like what we did in January to find funds for our summer vacation. In January and February, my husband and I were contemplating replacing our 12.5

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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

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For many households, their finances and budgets are in limbo. My family’s finances have also been affected. As the Family Office Manager , I handle the day-to-day finances for our family and I needed a way to communicate our finances to my husband. January & February 2020 – Life is good!

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