Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 20, 2017

It’s a tight budget and I failed miserably recently, but we have lots of financial goals, so I need to get it back in line. My husband and I had leftovers, one daughter had breakfast-for-dinner, and the other daughter had a can of soup. Note to self: listen to daughter more often! Want to lower your grocery bill?

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Daughter 100

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 12, 2015

Review your Yearly Goals. On January 1st, we’re so gung-ho about writing goals, but are we just as enthusiastic about those goals on March 11? Refresh your memory with what you were thinking at the beginning of the year and review your yearly financial goals. When reviewing your goals, did you use the S.M.A.R.T.

Finance 100

Finance Cleaning Financial Goals Goals 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Today at age 50+, I still optimize our cash flow, but my focus is shifting towards saving with our daughters’ future education costs, building our net worth, and planning for our retirement years. Pay our bills in a timely manner. Create our family’s financial goals and Debt Freedom Plan. Has it been smooth sailing?

Office 130

Office Family Finance Kids and Family 130

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

Yep, I found a $20 bill last year on the beach! We received a $300 reimbursement from our Aflac supplemental policy for an injury my daughter sustained at volleyball in the fall. This money will go towards paying the actual medical bills from the injury. Found Money in January: $1681. I started donating plasma in January!!!

Finance 130

Finance January Family 2020 130

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

It’s a tight budget and I failed miserably over the summer, but we have lots of financial goals, so I need to get it back in line. Friday: My youngest daughter’s elementary school is having a back-to-school potluck picnic. Want to lower your grocery bill? Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. Garden Salad.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Financial Goals Tacos 100

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

It’s Frugal Friday: A recap of how we frugal-ed our way through the week so that we have more money to put towards our financial goals. What We Ate this Week: Monday: We went out for dinner to celebrate my oldest daughter’s 11th birthday. My older daughter got a new coat, hat, and gloves. How We Saved this Week: 1.

Frugal 100

Frugal Fridays Ebates Credit Cards 100

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

It’s a tight budget and I failed miserably over the summer, but we have lots of financial goals, so I need to get it back in line. My daughters told me they “like the other burrito bowls better” This version was a little dry, so I have to agree with them. Want to lower your grocery bill?

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget 2017 Financial Goals 100

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

One of the hardest conversations I have had with my husband was when I told him that I didn’t know how we would pay our bills that month. At that point, we will get back on track with saving for our retirement , our daughters’ education, and hopefully have some extra funds for fun. And where did we go wrong? My Life Plan.

Finance 100

Finance Debt August 2013 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2017

A life goal of ours is. medical bills, a small credit card, both of our cars, and student loans. burden for us at first were the medical bills. we still weren’t making enough money to cover all of our monthly bills. bills, I felt like our checks were spent the second we received them. with my youth group.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Friends And Family Sale Budgeting 100

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

We have two daughters, Emma (11 years old) and Brooklyn (9 years old). Before we left I was already feeling stressed from juggling 8 payments on top of our regular household bills and expenses. If married, who initiated the debt free goal? What are your financial goals now? How did you resolve the tension and arguments?

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Budgeting Budget 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Setting goals and reaching them continues to be enriching and satisfying to me. You don’t have to contend with deciding which bill to pay or how to avoid a debt collector’s call or trying to keep the landlord off your back. but rather for the satisfaction of making a positive contribution with my time and effort.

Money 247

Money Grandchildren Thrifty Job Loss 247

Saving Everyday

JULY 13, 2012

A few years ago, I made it my personal obsession goal to see if I could completely pay for our Disney trips with “free money” and I’ve accomplished that goal every year but once (I was only a couple hundred dollars short). Here we go… Disney Trip 2012 – Total Savings Goal = $2555.35. Gas = $350.

Disney 83

Disney Hotel Goals Money 83

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Read 11 Simple Menu Planning Tips to learn how to reduce your grocery bill without making everyone in your family miserable. 3 – Reduce your monthly utility bills. Collect your bills and start shopping around for new vendors. Another idea would be to stop spending your $1 or $5 dollar bills and collect them.

Emergency Fund 100

Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 100

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 11, 2016

I’m busy raising my daughters with my 50-something husband, managing our small business, and writing my blog. We still refer to it often to remind ourselves of our goals and objectives. And by over 40, I mean I’m on the down slide to 5……nope, can’t quite type that number just yet.

Emergency Fund 100

Emergency Fund Money Finance Debt 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

We hit our Annual Household Portion (think: deductible) with this medical event and our medical bills started to be paid by the other members’ shares. After that first update we thought our daughter was in the clear and our medical drama was behind us. A recap of our medical bills for 2017.

Health Insurance 113

Health Insurance Insurance 2017 Bills 113

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

We made one big financial goal for 2019 and are striving and working hard to make progress. We started the year with a great January and made some progress with our goal, so to continue the momentum, I wanted to double down on our financial goal and be very mindful with our finances. Set a goal for yourself for March.

March 100

March Financial Goals Budgeting Budget 100

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

Our daughter is 24 and was adopted from Eastern Europe when she was one week short of a year old. He married the love of his life almost two years ago, so now we have a daughter-in-law, too. I can’t even imagine how many repair bills from plumbers, electricians, appliance techs, and auto mechanics he has saved us over the years.

Green And Frugal 180

Green And Frugal Kids and Family Hotel Frugal 180

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 4, 2015

I’m single, have a grown daughter, I’ll soon be a grandmother and I’m a care taker to my elderly mother. in student loan debt that was a combination of my master’s degree and my daughters undergraduate degree. During this time I literally worked and paid bills. I worked like a dog and paid bills. Put bills in one place.

Debt 100

Debt Credit Cards Debt Free Student 100

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 17, 2017

billion in medical bills. Medi-Share is NOT insurance, but there is an “annual household portion” or AHP that sounds similar to a deductible in the sense that you are responsible for your eligible medical bills up to the AHP. Operating since 1993, Medi-Share members have shared and discounted more than $1.4 Acts 2:44-45.

Health Insurance 164

Health Insurance Insurance Health Bills 164