Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Do you go into panic mode when your car insurance bill arrives? Does your property tax bill give you anxiety? Our homeowners insurance and property taxes are not tied in with our mortgage so we receive those bills and are responsible for paying them instead of the bank that owns the mortgage. That used to be me.

Finance 100

Finance Property Taxes Organic Organization 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

They will hear you talking about how much is left for groceries, or how to get the electric bill paid this month. And they will see that you put money aside in savings. Encourage them to save. Take them to the bank and let them see you make your deposits. Let them open their own bank account.

Work 100

Work Kids Bank Banking 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 12, 2013

You pick up a piece of paper and ask yourself these questions: Do I need to keep this? I managed to reduce the amount of paper on my desk to a very small pile, I shredded buckets of papers and trashed even more. I further simplified my life by making some changes to my banking. Do I need it on my work space?

Making 238

Making Work Occasions Pace 238

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.**. Write these dreams down on paper. Where We Stand.

Emergency Fund 100

Emergency Fund Money Finance Debt 100

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 4, 2016

We sat down at our kitchen table, took out a simple white piece of paper, and penned out a contract to ourselves: It was our Get Out Debt Contract. I started changing the oil in our cars, I became our landscaper, and we both cut out any monthly bill that wasn’t a requirement for living. That was the moment that it all changed.

Debt 100

Debt Finds Debt Free Television 100