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How to Budget (and Pay) for Yearly Bills + a FREE Speadsheet

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Not sure how to budget for your once-a-year bills? They can cause a panic, especially when just one bill is into the four figures, like our property taxes or auto insurance! But let me show you how to budget (and pay) for yearly bills with a strategy I’ve used for years. Action Steps to Budget and Pay for Yearly Bills: 1.

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Christmas Savings Club | June 2019

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I added the check to our savings. In March, I added $70 in $1 bills that I had been setting aside for the past year. Last year, a friend of mine on Facebook shared that she saves $1 bills that have Federal Reserve letters that match the first letter of her kids’ names. How did I do in June? How did you do in June?

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Create a Personal Escrow Account for Your Quarterly & Yearly Bills

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I have built a monthly system to set aside money specifically for our yearly bills and while I still dread this month, I am no longer paralyzed by it. If you struggle paying quarterly or yearly bills on time, then keep reading! I started our personal escrow account years ago, when we refinanced our mortgage. ” I get it.

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Christmas Savings Club | July 2019

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I added the check to our savings. In March, I added $70 in $1 bills that I had been setting aside for the past year. Last year, a friend of mine on Facebook shared that she saves $1 bills that have Federal Reserve letters that match the first letter of her kids’ names. On one morning, I found a $20 bill ON THE BEACH!

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Christmas Savings Club | November 2019

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I added the check to our savings. In March, I added $70 in $1 bills that I had been setting aside for the past year. Last year, a friend of mine on Facebook shared that she saves $1 bills that have Federal Reserve letters that match the first letter of her kids’ names. It was a pretty easy month to find the cash.

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Christmas Savings Club | May 2019

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I added the check to our savings. In March, I added $70 in $1 bills that I had been setting aside for the past year. Last year, a friend of mine on Facebook shared that she saves $1 bills that have Federal Reserve letters that match the first letter of her kids’ names. June’s Assignments: 1. How did I do in May?

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An Update on Medi-Share – September 2017

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We generally don’t have a lot of medical bills–just the usual stuff like annual physicals, some blood work, and an occasional sick visit. Everything changed very suddenly on Saturday, June 25, 2017 when one of my children started complaining. Outstanding medical bills: $ 23,047.25.

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