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A Goal Without a Plan is Just a Wish

Family Balance Sheet

After renting an office for 12 years, we had nothing to show for it and the space was starting to feel a bit cramped. Selling the property and going back to renting wasn’t the way I wanted to handle the situation, so I sat down and created a step-by-step plan. We are communicating regularly. Our business is again thriving.

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Reader Question: How To Deal With Your Partner’s Family’s Financial Situation

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

At the time he was living with his brother – paying him rent and helping with bills. He didn’t want their childhood home to be taken so he purchased the home from his brother telling him that he could stay there until he got back on his feet- paying whatever rent and bills he could afford. He told him he can’t afford to help.

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5 Lessons Learned When Our Finances Went Awry

Family Balance Sheet

Our small business was going well and we said so long to renting office space and purchased a commercial property. Communicate with your spouse. Read my other Women Inspired posts here: A Goal without a Plan is just a Wish. August 2013 was a month that I’d like to wipe from my memory. Yep, life was good. My Life Plan.

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How Krystal and Josh paid off $80k in 4 years!

Family Balance Sheet

A life goal of ours is. Instead of seeing a movie, rent. If married, who initiated the debt free goal? Communicating well and communicating often has made talking about. What are your financial goals now? Write down your goals, change your mindset about debt-free living, and go. with my youth group.

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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

Family Balance Sheet

As the Family Office Manager , I handle the day-to-day finances for our family and I needed a way to communicate our finances to my husband. Our small business was going well, so we said so long to renting office space and purchased a commercial property in the summer of 2012. I still use my spreadsheet to this day! Storm #2: 2013.

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Buying A House In 2023: A Step-By-Step Guide

Savings Corner

Get started: Define your personal and financial goals. These are all important to help define the goals they would like to meet.” “These are all important to help define the goals they would like to meet.” Would renting for another year or two improve your financial standing? Is location the top priority?

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Carnival of Personal Finance #384 – Time for a Laugh Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I am a big believer in communicating. ” Dividend Growth Investor from Dividend Growth Investor shares how Dividend losers focus on excuses that prevent them from achieving their goals of financial freedom. Dividend Winners on the other hand, focus on creating specific goals, and the steps to make them a reality.