Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 2, 2017
Wonder what sets you apart from the people that seem to crush their financial goals? I interviewed several personal finance bloggers that have conquered their past financial goals and continue to challenge themselves going forward. Meet The Achievers: Deacon and his wife paid off $52,000 in debt in 18 months.
Savings Corner
DECEMBER 25, 2023
Whether you’ve set your sights on a new car, wedding or emergency fund, chipping away at the cost little by little can help you get there. Use our tool to start working toward your savings goal. Savings goal : The amount you want to save — whether it’s for an emergency fund, short-term goal or long-term goal.
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Family Balance Sheet
NOVEMBER 5, 2014
Because we wanted to get out of debt as fast as possible, we stopped saving money after we had an emergency fund in place. We met with a financial planner and he gave us a specific plan to get out of debt with a specific amount of money to put toward debt each month. Meet with a financial advisor.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JUNE 11, 2014
You might be saving up for a vacation, while at the same time building up your emergency fund and creating a fund for car maintenance and repairs. Take a look at your financial goals, and create sub accounts that allow you to focus on these different objectives. I do this with my emergency fund.
Family Balance Sheet
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014
I needed to count on myself and support my son, and that meant getting my financial life in order, starting with building an emergency fund for the first time. Building an emergency fund also helps enormously. Who initiated the debt free goal? I think I even announced it during a meeting at work.
For the Mommas
JANUARY 3, 2011
As a part of my Back to Basics series , I am writing a post on how to start an emergency fund. Amy’s emergency fund saved her — when her heater went out on New Years Eve. Without an emergency fund, this could have been an major financial blow.
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 21, 2015
What are your financial goals now? We are almost done with our 3-6 month emergency fund and will begin maxing out our retirement accounts. Since he so dutifully sacrificed the last 10 years, I thought it would be a small thing to reward his hard work with.
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