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How to Budget (and Pay) for Yearly Bills + a FREE Speadsheet

Family Balance Sheet

Not sure how to budget for your once-a-year bills? They can cause a panic, especially when just one bill is into the four figures, like our property taxes or auto insurance! But let me show you how to budget (and pay) for yearly bills with a strategy I’ve used for years. sewer/trash bill ā€“ due quarterly.

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Grocery Budget Challenge ā€“ April Meeting

Family Balance Sheet

The Goal of the Grocery Budget Challenge is to be creative with our meal planning and grocery shopping so that we do not over-spend. We don’t want to make our families miserable with bland meals, boring snacks, and not enough food in the house, but we must stay on budget. How Did We Do in April? How did you do in April?

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Christmas Savings Club April 2019

Family Balance Sheet

This should cover my tentative 2019 Christmas budget that I based on what we spent in 2018. Iā€™m challenging myself to find the cash outside of our budget. In March, I added $70 in $1 bills that I had been setting aside for the past year. How did I do in April? April was a very easy month for me to find our $100.

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How Iā€™m Managing our Family Budget during the Pandemic

Family Balance Sheet

How I’m managing our family budget during the Pandemic: We pay ourselves at the beginning of each month, so when this crisis started in mid-March, we were covered for the month. April will be a “we might not have an income” month. Budget items we are temporarily stopping for now: EVERYTHING ELSE!

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Best Pet Insurance Companies for April 2024

Savings Corner

70%, 80%, 90% How much of your bill the insurer will pay after youā€™ve met your deductible. 100, $250, $500 How much of your vet bills you need to pay before the insurer starts reimbursing you. 70%, 80%, 90% How much of your bill the insurer will pay after youā€™ve met your deductible. Broader coverage than most other plans.

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Create a Personal Escrow Account for Your Quarterly & Yearly Bills

Family Balance Sheet

April is always a very expensive month for us. I have built a monthly system to set aside money specifically for our yearly bills and while I still dread this month, I am no longer paralyzed by it. If you struggle paying quarterly or yearly bills on time, then keep reading! sewer/trash bill ā€“ due quarterly.

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Grocery Budget Challenge | March Meeting

Family Balance Sheet

The Goal of the Grocery Budget Challenge is to be creative with our meal planning and grocery shopping so that we do not over-spend. We don’t want to make our families miserable with bland meals, boring snacks, and not enough food in the house, but we must stay on budget. My wins in March: I stayed within our budget of $450.

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