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Introducing: Family Budget Spreadsheets

Family Balance Sheet

I’ve been working behind the scenes on a tool that I personally use to track and organize our finances: Family Budget Spreadsheets. This package of 9 Microsoft Excel spreadsheets is designed to help you organize your finances, plan for major purchases, create a budget, understand your cash flow, and track your net worth.

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How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!)

Family Balance Sheet

During that time, I started to budget for everything. Every aspect of our lives was included in our budget. When people hear the word budget, they think “restriction” and “no fun”, but honestly that couldn’t be further from the truth. Another way to think of a budget is a spending plan.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

A lot of blood, sweat, and tears were shed here, but we both agree that having no mortgage gave us a serious leg up on our retirement savings and other financial goals. I track expenses, monitor our budget and handle all of our investments. It’s a tool, and it provides security and options.