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Family Budget Spreadsheets 2021

Family Balance Sheet

I created it as a way to communicate our finances to my husband. Years ago, there was a month where I hadn’t planned on a large property tax bill and I wasn’t sure where we were going to find the money. Many years ago, we could say yes to the questions in the above graphic. This is a 12-month spreadsheet.

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Introducing: Family Budget Spreadsheets

Family Balance Sheet

I created it as a way to communicate our finances to my husband. There was a month in 2013 where I hadn’t planned on a large property tax bill and I wasn’t sure where we were going to find the money. Many years ago, we could say yes to the questions in the above graphic. This is a 12 month spreadsheet.

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A Goal Without a Plan is Just a Wish

Family Balance Sheet

On top of our normal day to day expenses, the new property taxes were due, we had more ownership expenses than we realized, and we had a family to feed. We are communicating regularly. We paid off our first renovation loan in December 2014 and the next loan should be paid off by the end of this summer.

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