Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 2, 2022

If you haven’t already done so, NOW is the time to start mapping out and budgeting for summer. To help you plan your summer, I have added TWO summer freebies to my subscribers’ only page: a 2022 printable summer calendar and a summer budget spreadsheet. Budget your summer fun! Visit a different playground each week.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 10, 2012

I like to bake cookies, and I like to budget. I’d estimate that it’s the recipe 80% of Americans use, because it’s the one on the back of the Toll House chocolate chip bag. Yet for a few years I made the Toll House recipe, because that’s what everyone I talked to was using for a recipe. I’ve failed at many budgets this way.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

How did you do with your financial goals in January? We have only one financial goal for 2019 and we made some progress in January. It was a great feeling to make that payment, and to continue the momentum I want to double down on our financial goal. I’m a big fan of Zero Based Budgeting.

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 22, 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. These posts will help: How to Save Money on Groceries WITHOUT Using Coupons. How I Use Pinterest for Meal Planning.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Welcome to my weekly series, What We Ate this Week on our Budget. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. It’s a tight budget and I failed miserably recently, but we have lots of financial goals, so I need to get it back in line. How I Use Pinterest for Meal Planning. garden salad.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Welcome to my weekly series, What We Ate this Week on our Budget. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. It’s a tight budget and I failed miserably recently, but we have lots of financial goals, so I need to get it back in line. How I Use Pinterest for Meal Planning. Recipe will come soon!

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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 used the meat for Sunday and Monday’s dinners and froze the rest in 2 cup portions. This Week in the Kitchen.

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

It’s been a long time since I’ve shared the series, What We Ate this Week on our Budget , but I missed the accountability and I had several readers ask for its return. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. These posts will help: How to Save Money on Groceries WITHOUT Using Coupons.

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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. These posts will help: How to Save Money on Groceries WITHOUT Using Coupons. How I Use Pinterest for Meal Planning.

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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. These posts will help: How to Save Money on Groceries WITHOUT Using Coupons. 11 Simple Meal Planning Tips.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Use our tool to start working toward your savings goal. How to use a savings goal calculator Here are brief definitions for terms used in the calculator. If you have multiple financial goals in mind, use this calculator to focus on each one individually. Tax Filing Webinar — Jan.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

JANUARY 16, 2024

However, if you have been following me, you know that I am quite serious about finding ways to not only get out of debt but also how to create a budget (and stick to it) as well as how to save money without necessarily depriving your family of the quality of life they deserve. Find yours and use it to make extra cash.

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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. Of course, 2020 brought us a pandemic and a lot of free time. 2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update.

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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. My new mission was to manage our money to make sure we used it wisely and stretched it as far as possible. Update budgeting software on a regular basis.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 17, 2018

Did you make 2018 financial goals ? My husband and I discussed some ideas over our holiday break and we decided on 2 solid must-achieve financial goals for the year. If we complete them early, we’ll move on to 2 additional goals that are on our radar. Shame on us for dragging our feet on this for too long.

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Financial Goals Goals 2018 Debt 113

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

I’m always looking for ways to save my family money to not only help us get through current higher food and gas prices but also to help us achieve our big financial goals. My plan is to use the sauce for pizza. This goes back into our medical expenses budget category. I used it on some necessities.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 9, 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. Please note, I AM NOT A FINANCIAL PLANNER. Groceries. Dining Out.

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 5, 2014

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. I used t he dough recipe for my homemade Stromboli. Grocery Budget Challenge Kitchen Economics Recipes - Main Dish' Sounds like a pizza to me.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

MARCH 11, 2024

We know that saving for a rainy day isn’t just a phrase our grandparents used to throw around. Whether you are looking to save extra money for your emergency fund and potential unexpected expense, a new kitchen, or your kids’ college tuition—you name it—you will require self-discipline and a plan to reach any financial goal.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Financial planning is any type of strategizing around the financial aspects of your financial life. 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. What is a financial plan?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 25, 2014

We have bikes, so we like to get out and use those on the cooler, drier days. Make a Budget, Review Your Budget or Review Your Spending. If you don’t already have a budget, make one! Play a Sport or Get Active. We usually find a park or a trail that we haven’t explored before and check it out. Get Healthy'

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 9, 2014

We want to achieve our financial goals, but still enjoy life. We use the gym, so we’ve never felt like it was a waste of money. In January, I started a Grocery Spending Challenge , a virtual monthly accountability meeting to help us all stay within our grocery budgets. Let us know in the comments.

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Grocery Spending Financial Goals January Budgeting 242

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 21, 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. Refer to your Financial Goals OFTEN. What are your goals?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 13, 2011

Do you have items in your house that you never use? We need to work together to set some financial goals and a budget for you so that you can resist spending money on items that really don’t matter in the long run. This way you will be forced to stick to your budget and no allowances can be made for an impulse buy.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

DECEMBER 17, 2023

So, you want to get started on debt repayment so you can focus on other financial goals? However, if you pay off these debts, there will be nothing left for investments in these tough financial times. Doing this actually gave me the peace of mind that I needed to focus on my financial goals.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 16, 2017

The spreadsheet listed our short-term and long-term account balances, our debts, and our short-term and long-term financial goals. I STILL use our spreadsheet today. We are working towards some pretty big financial goals and we’ve hit quite a few already. I don’t want him to feel that way.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 24, 2013

The other is to find out what your ‘money personality’ is by rating your money use, acquisition and management tenancies as one of three states: Acquisition: Avoidant Secure Insatiable. Use: Miser Secure Compulsive overspender. Set your financial goals. Then tell each other your stories.

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Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 6, 2022

We’ve seen higher grocery and fuel bills lately, so we’re upping our frugal game to help the budget. Our financial goals are still important to us and we want to hit them regardless of the rising prices. We use the bacon fat in place of butter or oil for eggs and sauteed dishes. Got Bacon Fat?

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

For example, financial advisors can help you plan for retirement, budget, plan your estate and more. They also help you set your personal financial goals to reach milestones. When to get a financial advisor Not everyone needs a financial advisor, especially since it’s an additional cost.

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Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 2, 2016

It’s Frugal Friday: A recap of how we frugal-ed our way through the week so that we have more money to put towards our financial goals. What We Ate this Week: Sunday: Using leftover turkey & gravy, I made Turkey & Waffles , steamed vegetable. I started using a really cool Savory Cooking app on my iPad.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 17, 2018

One thing that I didn’t want to do much of on our date week was COOK, but I didn’t want blow our budget. We used gift cards on 3 nights, ate leftovers on 1 night, and grilled burgers on the last night. One of the gift cards was given to us TWO years ago for Christmas. These wristlets were never used.

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Home and Garden Financial Goals Friends And Family Sale Gardening 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 4, 2011

Arranging a family financial analysis is very important to long term financial success. Here are are five reasons why budgeting for your family is important: A thorough financial analysis helps you…. achieve financial targets. Create a Budget. Rather, you must use this formula: INCOME–SAVINGS = EXPENSES.

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Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

It’s Frugal Friday: A recap of how we frugal-ed our way through the week so that we have more money to put towards our financial goals. It’s been a fun outing, but my husband and I discussed it and this year, we will be using the artificial tree that is in our attic. I use Ebates on almost every purchase I buy online.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 28, 2014

I mastered the use of excel spreadsheets while monitoring every expense, I opened my first retirement account and bought my first shares of stock while feverishly reading through Investing for Dummies , I began checking all of my accounts, every day to ensure that any and all charges were correct and accounted for… and I loved it.

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Hobby Money Making Goals 189

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

It’s Frugal Friday: A recap of how we frugal-ed our way through the week so that we have more money to put towards our financial goals. Get started with my excel Christmas Gift & Spending Budget. It’s is FREE, super easy to use, and a way to earn cash back on your online Christmas shopping. It’s FREE!

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 12, 2015

Refresh your memory with what you were thinking at the beginning of the year and review your yearly financial goals. You’re now in the trenches of the new year, do those goals still make sense? When reviewing your goals, did you use the S.M.A.R.T. method when you wrote them? Are they: S – specific.

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

In fact, it was one of my 2020 financial goals. Our Family Vital Info Binder contains all of our important-to-us info in one place and since I am the family office manager, my husband can use the binder to find anything he needs if I’m unavailable. It took about two hours to gather everything needed for the binder.

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