Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 24, 2021

Not sure how to budget for your once-a-year bills? But let me show you how to budget (and pay) for yearly bills with a strategy I’ve used for years. It all started years ago when we refinanced our mortgage and were no longer required to send an escrow payment to the bank for real estate taxes and our home owner’s insurance.

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Bills Budgeting Budget Emergency Fund 130

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 30, 2012

Not Having a Budget I know, you’ve heard it all before but have you taken action on this one yet? A budget provides you with a financial roadmap to get to where you want to be in life. A budget helps you track your finances so you know exactly where you are and whether you’re on track. The key is to take action, even small ones.

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Money Emergency Fund Debt Financial Goals 235

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 15, 2011

Yeah, There’s a Calculator for That Refinancing your mortgage to a lower rate and paying the same amount is an interesting sound-byte from Personal Finance Bloggers – but has anyone really run the numbers? Personal Finance Whiz : What Is An Emergency Fund? Why Do You Need One and How Does it Work? So what did they do?

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October 2011 Finance Personal Finance 200

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Coming up with enough cash for a down payment to buy a house can be the single biggest roadblock for prospective home buyers. NerdWallet’s Best-Of Award Winner Best Mortgage Lender For Cash-Out Refinancing NBKC: NMLS#409631 5.0 It offers a significant volume of cash-out refinancing with unusually low origination fees.

Insurance 52

Insurance Home Refinancing Money 52

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Our extra funds went towards our cash flow. At that time, I couldn’t cash flow the office budget, home budget, our loans, and retirement savings. Where our mortgage enters the equation: We bought our modest home in September 2001, before home prices soared and inevitably, tanked.

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Debt 2017 Student 2016 100