Motherhood Moments

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Research conducted by online fitness resource Total Shape found the best ways to keep active while working from home. Since Covid-19 swept across the globe, many industries have shifted to fully remote or hybrid working. During covid, 70% of the workforce was working from home (WFH) and since then, 61.9%

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 11, 2020

How I’m managing our family budget during the Pandemic: We pay ourselves at the beginning of each month, so when this crisis started in mid-March, we were covered for the month. Budget items we are temporarily stopping for now: EVERYTHING ELSE! Are you working from home? Are you working in the front lines of this crisis?

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 26, 2016

It has been my obsession goal since we found ourselves in a dicey situation back in August 2013. Thankfully, we have worked through those trials and the experience actually made a positive impact on our finances. Fortunately, I’ve never met a goal I couldn’t handle. We work hard and really relish our time away.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 30, 2014

We knew that we would at least partially combine our finances when we were officially married, but when we were making our combined budget before going to the bank and officially combining, we hit a bit of a road block when we realized that we have a huge disparity in our financial goals. Compromising is Key.

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Saving Everyday

OCTOBER 27, 2023

If you’re looking for ways to save money on a tight budget, we’ve got you covered! Follow these tips, and you’ll reach your goal in no time! Christmas is right around the corner, so if you’re looking for ways to save money on a tight budget, we’re here to help! We don’t have time for that.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 31, 2014

When I first met him, my husband was not a budgeter. He was happy saving a small amount of his money and spending the rest, and he felt that budgets were restrictive and for people with a lot less money than he had. When I started budgeting, many pieces of the money puzzle fell into place for me. Get Them Dreaming.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 10, 2014

Are you spending more on groceries every month than your budget allows? This year, I need to reduce our monthly grocery spending to $450 a month to stay within our overall budget I have planed for 2014. Why YOU should participate in the Grocery Budget Challenge: 1. To help you stay within your grocery budget on a monthly basis.

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Couponing 101

DECEMBER 13, 2019

As a professional, you might want a planner to keep track of your meetings, tasks, and goals. For parents, we like planners that leave enough room for all the important activities and goals while leaving enough space for a little personal pep talk. You can also track your income, goals, and more. Professionals.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

The Goal of the Grocery Budget Challenge is to be creative with our meal planning and grocery shopping so that we do not over-spend. We don’t want to make our families miserable with bland meals, boring snacks, and not enough food in the house, but we must stay on budget. How did we do in February?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 10, 2012

I like to bake cookies, and I like to budget. I’ve failed at many budgets this way. If you Google how to make a budget, you’ll find the same boilerplate list of steps on thousands of sites. This is what I like to call the Toll House budget. It’s not that I lost my taste for the sweet, chewy goodies.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 3, 2012

We talked through some issues and opportunities for our business and our personal, family, and financial goals. We are still working through some numbers and there might be some adjustments in the timelines we have given ourselves, but these are our financial priorities for 2012. Our 2012 Financial Goals. Finish Will.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 18, 2011

We often approach goals as a chance to change. Setting a goal is our chance to finally save that money, lose that weight, or exercise more. Having a new goal is great in the beginning because there is nothing like the feelings of excitement of finally making a positive change in your life. Remember, every bit counts.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 6, 2014

By the end of the month, my goal is to help you have a detailed financial plan for your family. We’ll talk about cash flow, budgets, debts, and all of the nitty gritty of our finances that might not be fun to talk about, but are so important to discuss. Today’s assignment: List your SMART financial goals.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Who needs a budget?’ I mean, you’re young, you’re working, you like to go out and have fun and you’re doing OK. So who needs to worry about budgeting, savings plans and a secure financial future? How I wish I had followed all the advice I happily ignored when I finished college and started work. Well, actually, no!

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

I’ve recently re-started the series, What We Ate this Week on our Budget , because I missed the accountability and I had several readers ask for its return. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. I am working to stock up my freezer with extra meals or meal components to make my week night dinner rush easier.

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

I’ve recently re-started the series, What We Ate this Week on our Budget , because I missed the accountability and I had several readers ask for its return. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. Thankfully, they work off the extra calories. The post What We Ate this Week on our Budget 09.15.17

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 3, 2013

To kick off the series and get everyone started on the first step, I created a Christmas Gift & Spending Budget excel spreadsheet that I am offering FREE to readers. Our goal with the Christmas Savings Club is to save enough cash to achieve a Cash Christmas in 2013. Next, fill in a budget for 2013. Thanks for reading.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

These areas range from the basics such as budgeting to more complex areas such as saving and investing for retirement as well as estate planning for the distribution of your assets. Bankrate’s AdvisorMatch can connect you to a CFP® professional to help you achieve your financial goals. What is a financial plan?

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

We need to find/earn even more money each month to throw at the debt to make our goal by December 31, 2016. It’s a crazy goal, but I like a challenge and I’m looking forward to our reward when everything is paid off. And with fingers crossed, hard work, and much prayer, 2016 will be the year we taste freedom.

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

I’ve recently re-started the series, What We Ate this Week on our Budget , because I missed the accountability and I had several readers ask for its return. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. Friday : Our grill stopped working after Thursday night’s dinner and it’s unfixable.

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Motherhood Moments

DECEMBER 26, 2022

As the year wraps up, it’s natural to think about your goals — professionally, personally, and financially. With more than three in four Americans (77% ) anxious about their financial situations, many are ready to head into the new year with new found freedom.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 4, 2015

To many, working with a spouse would be too difficult, but our individual strengths and weaknesses complement each other and the arrangement has worked well. The building offered so much potential, but needed a lot of work and we set out to renovate our dream office. Unfortunately things changed rather quickly.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 2, 2021

After writing some financial goals that had a lot to do with researching topics, such as retirement and college savings strategies, I realized that maybe my word for 2020 was READ. Read: My 2020 Financial Goals. In January 2020, we had a lot of savings goals. How I’m Managing our Family Budget during the Pandemic.

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

For me personally, when my budget, checkbook, and home office are organized, I feel more in control of my life and I am less stressed. By the end of October, my goal is to help you have a detailed financial plan for your family. By the end of the month, you should have a better grasp of YOUR finances, YOUR budget, and YOUR money.

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

My monthly goal is $100. This should cover my tentative 2019 Christmas budget that I based on what we spent in 2018. I’m challenging myself to find the cash outside of our budget. I also earned $20 from Ibotta and $7 from Ebates, and found $23 within our May budget. Don’t let the budget number stress you out.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 7, 2014

By the end of the month, my goal is to help you have a detailed financial plan for your family. We’ll talk about cash flow, budgets, debts, and all of the nitty gritty of our finances that might not be fun to talk about, but are so important to discuss. financial goals. Budget Financial Freedom Financial Organization'

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Instead, he shared the story about Susan, a wife, and mother who handled all of the financial tasks in her home, from budgeting to making investment decisions. Fast forward 16 years, I am working outside the home at our business and the cute baby in the above picture is now in high school and has a middle school-aged sister.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 25, 2019

My monthly goal is $100. This should cover my tentative 2019 Christmas budget that I based on what we spent in 2018. I started the year challenging myself to find the cash outside of our budget. However by late summer, I found it easier to set aside the money directly from our budget. Start planning for next year TODAY!

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Couponing 101

JANUARY 30, 2012

I shared on the Couponing 101 Facebook page recently that my word for 2012 is “intentional” Despite making lots of goals, I tend to struggle with controlling my day-to-day actions to reach my desired goals. I really love making goals. I tend to set a lot of goals, but I rarely meet all my goals.

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Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

If you’ve been following along since January 25, 2019, we’ve been working all year to set aside money each month to have a cash Christmas. My monthly savings goal was $100. This should cover my tentative 2019 Christmas budget that I based on what we spent in 2018. In November, I found the money within our budget.

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Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 4, 2014

We’ll live in a dorm (which fits us perfectly but we know sounds terrible to others) in our own apartment while I (Krista) work in student development providing mentoring/counseling/student discipline to the 150 women in the dorm and Jon will work right across the street as the assistant director of admissions.

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Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

We have always loved to travel and do missions work for our church. Daniel can work anywhere there is an internet connection and the kids can homeschool anywhere, but we didn’t have the money to buy the plane tickets or book AirBnB apartments. We ate at home a lot and watched our food budget carefully.

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Debt Debt Free Finance Friends And Family Sale 245

Couponing 101

JANUARY 3, 2020

This particular set comes in 12 different weights, so there are plenty of choices to allow you to select what is best for your current fitness and goals. Work Out from Home. How do you keep your body and your budget in good shape? The post Tips and Tricks for Getting Fit on a Budget appeared first on Couponing 101.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 2, 2014

The mad dash in the morning to the bus stop and to work. The never ending piles of mail, school papers, and work that seem to stack up on every flat surface of my home. The house work fairy that NEVER seems to stop by my house. Declutter our budget so we can reach our financial goals. Goal Setting'

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 25, 2013

As outlined in the first post , your goal this past month was to create a budget for your Christmas spending. Once you have a gift budget for 2013 that you are comfortable with, divide that number by eleven. That final number will be your goal to save each month between now and November 25, 2013. My monthly goal is $100.

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 5, 2014

My husband doesn’t always get to eat dinner with me and the girls during the week due to his work schedule, so I like to make a big deal out of dinner time on the weekends. We used to go out to dinner every Friday night, but we’ve put a stop to that treat as we work through some of our financial goals.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 11, 2014

By the end of the month, my goal is to help you have a detailed financial plan for your family. We’ll talk about cash flow, budgets, debts, and all of the nitty gritty of our finances that might not be fun to talk about, but are so important to discuss. Day 2: What are Your Financial Goals.

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