Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 1, 2021
Our emergency fund has saved us countless times and it will save us once again with the truck. And while I don’t like parting with our money, I am grateful that this repair won’t send us into financial distress. 3 Action Steps to Set Up Your Emergency Fund. 6 – Eat dinner at home.
Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 16, 2016
Our emergency fund has saved us countless times and it will save us once again with the truck. And while I don’t like parting with our money, I am grateful that this repair won’t send us into financial distress. 3 Action Steps to Set Up your Emergency Fund. 6 – Eat dinner at home.
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Family Balance Sheet
MAY 6, 2020
What got us through financially? Our emergency fund. I am totally paraphrasing the year, but had it not been for the money in our emergency savings, we would most likely have used credit cards to survive. I still use my spreadsheet to this day! It was a lifesaver, a sanity saver, and a marriage saver.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
OCTOBER 26, 2014
There’s no point in using more money than you need to. Eating out is usually a large expense for most people. If you stop eating out for four weeks, you may have as much as $100 to $300 set aside for gifts, depending on how frequently you eat out. Estimating and Reducing Holiday Spending.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 14, 2013
Now is the time to watch every penny that you spend, so that you can purchase more in the same budget or even better, put that money in emergency funds. Though using coupons certainly helps, there are other ways too. If there is a non-perishable item on sale, pick it up if you use it often even if don’t need it right away.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
NOVEMBER 8, 2012
My retirement account contribution, emergency fund contribution, car payments, utility bills, and mortgage are all set up so that they are paid automatically each month. Over the years, my husband and I have pretty much narrowed down our spending priorities so that we only use our money on the things that are most important to us.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
FEBRUARY 4, 2014
When I was younger, I used to think that a higher income was the solution to most of my financial issues. We both like to eat out. So we re-jiggered our finances so that we only spend on things that we really enjoy, and that are really important to us. However, this isn’t always the case. I like travel.
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