Family Balance Sheet
JUNE 4, 2015
We had our daughters later in life and at a crucial time in our lives, I stopped our retirement contribution. We paid our bills on time, never carried credit card debt from month to month, but in that moment we could not pay our bills. I had to cut something from our spending and do it quickly.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
AUGUST 9, 2011
We get the satellite bill and pay the price on the statement. Budgeting in the Fun Stuff negotiated a reduction in her cable and internet bills by calling the retention department and saying she would hate to leave but would if she couldn’t work out a cost reduction for the services. Garage sales – need I say more?
Saving Everyday
JULY 13, 2012
My daughter will need her car while working at Disney, so we’ll be driving two cars on the way down. I keep a stack of big totes in the corner of the garage and we add yard sale items to them year-round. Any gift cards I get go right into the cute little Disney Fund box my daughter made me (in the pic above). Gas = $350.
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