Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 29, 2020

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. We were able to set aside the money over a course of 16 months and it felt amazing to walk into a store and have the cash for a purchase.

Budgeting 130

Budgeting Budget Family Property Taxes 130

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 9, 2018

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. We were able to set aside the money over a course of 16 months and it felt amazing to walk in to a store and have the cash for a purchase.

Budgeting 160

Budgeting Budget Family Property Taxes 160

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 6, 2020

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. But in August 2013 , our business softened, renovations to our new building were more costly than planned, and we were now the owners of two mortgages: our home and our business. Yep, life was good.

Debt 130

Debt Emergency Fund 2007 2020 130

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 8, 2018

I discovered the term, Zero-Based Budget, when my husband and I took Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University home course many years ago. A zero-based budget is planning for every single dollar of after-tax income. Keep reading and let me show you my favorite way to budget. How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!).

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Budgeting Budget Financial Goals Goals 133