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10 Must-Know Personal Finance Tips for Moms’ Financial Success

Penny Pinchin' Mom

Educate Yourself “Truthfully, probably 95% of Americans are financially illiterate.” − Suze Orman – Women & Money (and Everyone Smart Enough to Listen) Financial literacy is probably the most important bit of education that can help get you from where you are to where you want to be financially.

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Spring Clean.Your Finances

Family Balance Sheet

Welcome in the beauty of the season with 5 Steps to Spring Cleaning Your Finances Review your 2011 Financial Goals. Did you make some financial goals for 2011 back in January? Take some time this month to review your goals. Organize your financial paperwork. Thanks for reading.

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My Personal Goals for 2018

Family Balance Sheet

These are just my personal goals. I’ll update you on my family’s financial goals for 2018 in another post. My Personal Goals for 2018: 1) Start my day at 6:00 am, Monday-Friday, and end my day at 10pm. Update financials. This sounds odd, but I keep a close eye on our bank accounts. Check email.

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How this Couple Eliminated $180,000 of Debt in 12 Months!

Family Balance Sheet

A HUGE chunk of that thanks to my husband. Knowing our bank account was empty, I was hoping that one of our maxed out credit cards would have enough room to get him $20 bucks worth of gas to get him to work the next day. Thank goodness its illegal to sell cute little children, because I would have gotten a pretty penny for my son.

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Buying A House In 2023: A Step-By-Step Guide

Savings Corner

Sellers still have an edge in many areas, thanks to a continued scarcity of houses, and no one expects a dramatic housing market crash. Get started: Define your personal and financial goals. Your bank or credit card company might offer free access to your score or credit report, too.

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Find out How Drew & Farrah Paid off $200k of debt, including their HOME

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Promotions, new jobs, side work, selling stuff, etc etc… All the time we kept the same cost of living and just banked and smacked the debt in the face. We went to our bank and wrote the last check IN PERSON. What are your financial goals now? Thank you Drew and Farrah for sharing your Debt Free Story.

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Find out How Acadia & Her Husband Paid off $97,000 in Student Loans

Family Balance Sheet

We must have the money in the bank for every purchase. What are your financial goals now? Thank you, Acadia, for sharing your family’s debt free story. We rarely use a credit card and if we do, we pay it off right away. We do not take out loans, for anything. If we want to buy a car, we save and pay cash. Give to others.

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