Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

How are you doing with the financial goals you made for 2023? Unfortunately, many people abandon their New Year’s goals by mid-January and everything goes downhill from there. The goal of Frugal February is NOT to feel deprived, but rather to find creative ways to get through the month without unnecessary spending.

February 130

February Frugal Financial Goals Goals 130

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

How did you do with your financial goals in January? We have only one financial goal for 2019 and we made some progress in January. It was a great feeling to make that payment, and to continue the momentum I want to double down on our financial goal. The goal of Frugal February is NOT to feel deprived, .

February 100

February Frugal Financial Goals Budgeting 100

Penny Pinchin' Mom

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Dine In This is a tricky one because not everyone likes to do the chores that come with dining at home. But think about how much you would be saving in terms of transport, drinks, food, entertainment, and the potential bail money should things get out of hand. My family chooses to eat out once per week, for example.

Saving Money 52

Saving Money Money Saving Bills 52

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MARCH 18, 2015

My husband was formerly an aerospace engineer but is now a stay-at-home-dad, and I run a blog called LivingWellSpendingLess.com. For fun we mostly like to hang out at home—we’ve really worked to create a comfortable space that people love to visit, and so we are constantly entertaining and having people come and stay.

Debt Free 100

Debt Free Debt Finds Home and Garden 100

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NOVEMBER 19, 2014

We ate at home a lot and watched our food budget carefully. Daniel cut some of his business expenses by cutting out a monthly fee for a co-working space and cutting out monthly charges for services he didn’t need anymore. It’s feels nice to spend money on a date night out. What are your financial goals now?

Debt 245

Debt Debt Free Finance Friends And Family Sale 245

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

We started cooking at home more, a big issue for us was eating out. So we would cook at home and take leftovers for lunch the next day. What are your financial goals now? To finish Baby Step 3B (save a house down payment) and buy our next home. We were sticky on a spending freeze. I am very happy.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Bath and Body Works Gas 100

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JUNE 16, 2015

I am a stay at home mom and freelance marketer and my husband works in the construction industry. The fear of losing my baby led to the desire for me to be a stay at home mom, but I knew that would never work if we were in such debt. We gave up eating out, cable, driving as many places. What are your financial goals now?

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Finds Goals 100