Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 9, 2018

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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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 18, 2012

I have found that the course of current events has made me hyperconscious of the importance of developing financial stability early in life. It’s vastly important to us that our children are given the tools to learn about fiscal responsibility for themselves. His usual diet of sugar and white bread has not served his health well.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 7, 2014

If you feel guilty about spending money, here’s how you can change how you feel about your finances: Recognize that Your Priorities are Covered. When you view it as a tool to be used, you are less likely to feel guilty about spending it. Of course, you don’t need to spend money to be happy.

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Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

Key takeaways Home equity loans and HELOCs are both financing tools that allow you to borrow against your ownership stake in your home. Home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) and home equity loans are two similar finance tools — methods of borrowing money against the ownership stake you have in your home.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 12, 2012

Personal charity is, of course, an investment in both the planet and ourselves. Facebook has also served as a key recruitment and networking tool for NGOs, and partner platforms like Causes are used in motivating nonprofit action. Finance and Insurance. Growth of Sustainable Finance to Support the Environment.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 13, 2014

Agree on the values and expectations you want your children to have in the area of personal finance and consistently teach and enforce those between the two of you (and clue in any significant others in your family such as aunts, uncles, grandparents and etc). Money is a tool. Sometimes that is not the best course of action.

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Fashion Without Guilt

MAY 3, 2010

Free College Courses : Check out this website for a listing of free online courses from some of the top colleges nationwide , including MIT, Stanford, Carnegie Mellon , and more. Mint.com : Use this free online tool to manage your personal finances. Project Gutenberg : Download over 30,000 free e-books.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Of course, the main draw for most professional spaces these days revolves around computers and related hardware. Granola Enterprise seeks to inform you of your energy usage across IT platforms while offering tools to help you reduce consumption within the office setting. Granola Enterprise. 7 Tips for Energy Efficiency.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Your less math-friendly entrepreneurs could use your help in keeping their personal and business finances in order. Even if you don’t have prior video experience, like graphic design, there are numerous courses online that can teach you how to cut and edit video using programs like Adobe or Final Cut Pro.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Once you hit that next milestone or you feel like you want to change course, your financial advisor can help you figure out your next steps. Lack of experience Whether you have complicated finances or you don’t know how certain things work, hiring a professional can help you grasp concepts you weren’t familiar with.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 20, 2011

Guest Post Author Bio: David Bakke enjoys living frugally in Atlanta and frequently shares his best financial tips and experiences on Money Crashers , an online resource ranked as one of the top personal finance blogs online. Too often, the daily tools for saving a buck or two involve blurring ethical boundaries or simply breaking the law.

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Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 5, 2015

We decided to declare it our year of health and align our diets and become more healthy, invest more in our community at church and clean up our finances. We followed FPU which was a 9 week course. Both are equally important and both need to be heard and respected in our finances. Keeps us aligned together with our finances.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 30, 2012

To assume otherwise is going to cost you a lot of money over the course of your lifetime. You have a great negotiating tool at your disposal if you know what other stores are selling a particular item for. He also produces a blog where he writes about frugal living, personal finance, and the adventures of raising three active children.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 4, 2016

You of course, need to be very comfortable in what you expect them to buy with their part of the household income. Others, such as Janet Bodnar, the deputy editor at Kiplinger’s Personal Finance say that “Giving your kids an allowance is the best money-management tool you can use with your children”.

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The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

A few years back, I hit my all-time high by borrowing 126 books over the course of one year. Although my parents never specifically taught me about finances, they lived a frugal life by necessity. I learned from the best, but I believe that a personal finance course should be a requirement for both high school and college graduation.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 20, 2015

Finances … build a budget that works. Of course, no Ultimate Homemaking Bundle would be complete without the generous, inspiring gifts donated by companies that understand homemakers like you. Here they are: Cleaning … create a healthy, toxin-free home. DIY/Homemade … fun and frugal ways to express your personal style.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 13, 2012

Each year I try to help my kids teach their kids about personal finance. We have a week long Grandma Money Camp during which we have activities, games, books, movies and lessons about things related to personal finance. Of course, you can add all kinds of stuff to it to decorate it. A container to mix it in. Now you wait.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 31, 2012

Bloggers post the most detailed accounts of their finances on their sites – what they make, what they spend, where it comes from and goes, where their banks are and what their net worth is. What will the world be like in 50 years if we stay this course? How valuable is our privacy? Do we have a right to it? No related posts.

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

After that, we paid off the remaining $20,000 of debt over the course of 9 months. Baby furniture, BBQ pits, tools, guns… EVERYTHING. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending? We sold EVERYTHING!

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The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

It has been amazing for our finances and my mental health. In my area, the amount of free beautiful parks, nature centers, museums, national monuments, free concerts, kid programs at the library, things to rent at the library (books, ebooks, Kanopy, tools, toys, board games) is so wonderful! What’s your best frugal win?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 13, 2016

Last summer, in my annual ‘Grandma Rie’s Money Camp’ (the week long camp I have with my Grandchildren to help them learn about finances); we had a segment on selling and how companies sell to us. Here are some of the many tools used to convince consumers to buy. Of course, sometimes, the situation is actually true.

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Nicoles Nickels

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

American Express is a name I trust with my finances and this prepaid card has showed me how versatile of a company they are! The prepaid card is a perfect budgeting tool and comes wit the peace of mind that American Express brings with its outstanding customer service. Of course I said yes!

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Create a course One popular strategy for passive income is creating an audio or video course, then kicking back while cash rolls in from the sale of your product. Courses can be distributed and sold through sites such as Udemy, SkillShare and Coursera. Power tools? Mechanics tools and tool box? Lawnmowers?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 8, 2011

I am talking about spring cleaning your finances and finding more ways you can save money. Today along with the great tips from my fellow personal finance bloggers, I am going to share with you six ways you can clean up your finances this season. Credit cards can be a great tool but these mistakes are all too common.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2012

After that, while you all primed and interested in personal finance, continue and read the awesome articles that were written across the web this week regarding personal finance and enhancing your lifestyle. Finance Fox : Reasons to Buy a Car in January – After the Holidays! Take a moment to watch them.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2011

Cooking is also our family’s greatest financial tool. Cooking as a financial tool? How does baking bread relate to finances? If you don’t know a pot from a pan, or if your recipe choices have all gone stale, investing in a community cooking course may be just the ticket.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Investing in the financial markets might sound like one of the scariest parts of managing your finances, but it’s also potentially the most rewarding. And of course, ETFs can deliver significant returns to even novice investors. A savings account just won’t build wealth. Look to your employer for guidance.

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Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

To help readers understand how insurance affects their finances, we have licensed insurance professionals on staff who have spent a combined 47 years in the auto, home and life insurance industries. Our goal is to give you the best advice to help you make smart personal finance decisions. Bankrate has answers. Power’s 2023 U.S.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 8, 2018

A budget could help you avoid late and insufficient funds fees, find money for an upcoming trip or expense, and ease a disagreement over finances in a marriage. I discovered the term, Zero-Based Budget, when my husband and I took Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University home course many years ago. Budgeting is a lifelong habit.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Redeeming points or miles might involve booking travel through an online tool similar to Orbitz or Expedia. Their rewards and perks are tailored toward businesses, and they offer perks like free cards for employees and tools to track expenses. You redeem rewards by logging into your account online. Every card is different.

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