Remove Debt Remove Family Remove Grocery Spending Remove Ideas
article thumbnail

Our 2023 Financial Goals

Family Balance Sheet

My husband and I discussed some ideas over our holiday break. That was the year that we made the goal of paying off the last of our non-mortgage debts and we achieved it by September of that year. I cried for days and we celebrated the occasion with a family cruise a few months later. I spent about $870/month on groceries.

article thumbnail

Breakfast Ideas and Menu Planning Tips

Family Balance Sheet

If you answered yes to any of these options", then check out 12 Healthy Breakfast Food Ideas That Are Quick and Easy. Also, offer your tips for grab and go breakfast ideas. "If The website strives to educate individuals in making wise choices about credit and debt, investing, education, real estate, insurance, spending, and more."

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

3 Monthly Expenses to Reduce Without Feeling a Sacrifice

Family Balance Sheet

When my husband and I wrote our Debt Freedom Plan earlier this year, we made a commitment to scrutinize our monthly expenses to find money to put towards our plan. Last summer my husband started volunteering at the Y in exchange for a free family membership and now we have all of the benefits of the gym, but not the monthly fee.

article thumbnail

How to Use Pinterest to Save Money on Groceries

Family Balance Sheet

This post is Day 12 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending. How to Use Pinterest to Save Money on Groceries. Pinterest is A Gold Mine for Money Saving Grocery Tips. After the 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending series …;)…the next best place to find easy money saving grocery tips is Pinterest.

article thumbnail

25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

Follow these three action steps and the list of ideas below to find the cash for your fund. He then advises paying off your non-mortgage debt before fully funding an emergency fund with 3 – 6 months worth of expenses. 2 – Reduce your grocery spending without sacrificing quality.

article thumbnail

Take Control of Your Money in 2015

Family Balance Sheet

Most of them are related to our small business, my husband’s chiropractic office, but last January I got a bee in my bonnet about debt…thank you, Dave Ramsey. I tricked …nudged my husband into following along and together we wrote out our Debt Freedom Plan. Debt Free Stories. My Themes for 2015: 1.

2015 100
article thumbnail

10 Smart Ways to Become Debt Free

Family Balance Sheet

It’s no secret, I am fascinated, encouraged, and border-line obsessed with debt freedom. The idea of becoming debt free makes me downright giddy. So I love to hear the success stories of others who have found debt freedom. What did they specifically do to become debt free? 10 Smart Ways to Become Debt Free.

Debt Free 100