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Introducing the 2015 Choose Thrift First Challenge

Family Balance Sheet

For the past two years, I have held monthly accountability challenges on the blog. In 2014, the Grocery Budget Challenge encouraged us to keep our grocery spending in line and to be creative with our meal planning so that we do not over-spend. Can I make do with something else around my house?

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

Family Balance Sheet

We hit our Annual Household Portion (kind of like a deductible) of $10,000 with Medi-Share in 2017 when our daughter had an unexpected medical condition arise that required multiple tests, 3 surgeries, and medication. I won’t rehash our health insurance story here, because I have written extensively about it and INCLUDED OUR NUMBERS.