Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 1, 2014

In fact, one of my favorite things to do at the end of December each year is to set financial goals for the new year. I’m convinced that I’ve had such good luck achieving many of my financial goals because I write them down and keep myself accountable. The most important step is to create realistic goals.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Family Balance Sheet , the website, turns 9 in October 2017, but Family Balance Sheet, the spreadsheet, turns 14. To keep the communication flowing, I created my very first Balance Sheet to give my husband a snapshot of our household and business finances. October is a big month for me. I met my husband in October.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

DECEMBER 17, 2023

The post Managing Family Finances: Tips and Strategies for a Better Financial Future appeared first on Penny Pinchin' Mom. Family finances can be tricky! I have a bunch of lovable relatives (my nuclear family) who believe we are somehow made of money. You need the entire family pulling in the same direction.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

JANUARY 16, 2024

However, if you have been following me, you know that I am quite serious about finding ways to not only get out of debt but also how to create a budget (and stick to it) as well as how to save money without necessarily depriving your family of the quality of life they deserve. It will help you achieve your financial goals faster.

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Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Learn Vest is offering a 10-day email program that will give you daily to-dos to achieve your financial goals. Dream big and set financial goals you can achieve. Thank you for supporting Family Balance Sheet! Discover where you're really spending. Create a budget that you can actually stick to.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 17, 2018

Did you make 2018 financial goals ? My husband and I discussed some ideas over our holiday break and we decided on 2 solid must-achieve financial goals for the year. If we complete them early, we’ll move on to 2 additional goals that are on our radar. Family Camping to Watkins Glen KOA. Restaurants.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Our 2019 Financial Goal. Happy New Year’s 2019: In January 2019, we were down to one final non-mortgage loan, so we created just one financial goal for the year—-to pay off that last non-mortgage debt by December. We can now move on to other financial goals. 1st Update in June 2014. 2018 Update.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Give your money a purpose that matters to you, and the resolutions to get you there will follow. A little education — and the application of the things you learn — can go a long way toward helping you set and keep financial goals that yield good returns. Get help setting financial goals, and working toward them.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 18, 2014

By the end of the month, my goal is to help you have a detailed financial plan for your family. Day 1: Create Your Own Family Balance Sheet. Day 2: What are Your Financial Goals. Day 3: I took 4 days off due to an unexpected family emergency. Day 14: Create a Gift Giving Fund.

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 11, 2021

Spring is also a good time to get your financial house in order. I’m going to be spending the next few weeks giving my family’s finances a good spring cleaning. Review your Yearly Goals. On January 1st, many of us are very gung-ho about writing goals but are we as enthusiastic about those goals on March 12?

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

For example, financial advisors can help you plan for retirement, budget, plan your estate and more. They also help you set your personal financial goals to reach milestones. When to get a financial advisor Not everyone needs a financial advisor, especially since it’s an additional cost. Wealth manager.

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 6, 2012

Designate a Family Office Manager. No surprise there; I write a blog about family finances. But I also want to be the Family Office Manager (FOM). The Family Office Manager might track spending, reconcile and manage the accounts, pay the bills on time, and update the Family Balance Sheet. In my house, it's me.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 30, 2015

I broke my goals into two categories: Financial and Personal. Our Financial Goals: Pay off our non-mortgage debt. Celebrate debt freedom with a big family trip to Hawaii or Paris. Continue to live debt free with the ability to travel more, give more, pursue our passions. Contribute to our retirement funds.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 4, 2011

Hello and welcome to the 316th Carnival of Personal Finance- Family Edition. This week I am reminding you all about those special people in your life- your family. It was during this rather taxing weekend that I was reminded of how great a loving family can be. Families are our rock, our support system, and our fans.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 31, 2014

It was my goal to help you have a detailed financial plan for your family by the end of the month. And I think I achieved my goal, but I’ll be honest, towards the end of the month I was ready to talk/write/read about other topics. Day 1: Create Your Own Family Balance Sheet. Day 14: Create a Gift Giving Fund.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 21, 2014

By the end of the month, my goal is to help you have a detailed financial plan for your family. Today, I thought I’d give you some of our tips for spending plan success. Creating a monthly spending plan will not always be easy, but doing so will help you reach your financial goals. What are your goals?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

There are many decisions to consider and much give and take that is needed to make a successful and long lasting marriage. You were raised in different families and had different familial and educational experiences. You may have different needs and desires and goals for your life. Find Your Money Personality.

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. It’s a tight budget and I failed miserably over the summer, but we have lots of financial goals, so I need to get it back in line. My family loved it, but I want to figure out a way to make it without processed soups. The dinner turned out pretty delicious.

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Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Tell us about you and your family. Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. We realized that we wanted to travel as a family and the only thing keeping us from seeing the world was money. What are your financial goals now? Who could you give money to?

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Here, let me show you: Say, for example, that your family is used to a certain high-end brand of cereal, but your analysis has shown that it’s too expensive and should be part of the things you cut out of your monthly budget to shore up that 20%. Maybe a game night, a movie, or even giving each other cooking lessons over some Tequila?

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

MARCH 11, 2024

Whether you are looking to save extra money for your emergency fund and potential unexpected expense, a new kitchen, or your kids’ college tuition—you name it—you will require self-discipline and a plan to reach any financial goal. You can even use a budgeting app if you need a little more support reaching your financial goal.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 15, 2013

Recently, I’ve been giving a lot of thought to appearances. One of them is throwing a lavish wedding that he can’t really afford, and the other is trying to figure out how to pay the bills that keep piling up without having to give up his expensive luxury SUV. What do you think?

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 5, 2018

I can loaf on the couch when they leave the nest, but for now I need to focus on my family, my health, and my time. These are just my personal goals. I’ll update you on my family’s financial goals for 2018 in another post. I’ll give myself the extra half hour of sleep until March.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 9, 2021

Becoming debt-free became very appealing and the idea of being able to give more, save more, and live more was the direction we wanted to go. We celebrated both occasions with a family cruise that we paid for with cash. Once Non-Mortgage Debts are paid, cash flow a FAMILY TRIP TO DISNEY. Cash flow a FAMILY TRIP TO HAWAII.

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Tell us about you and your family. Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. Travel, buy fun stuff, give gifts, help others, work if I feel like it and not if I don’t, etc. We went out to eat with our families, and I went around saying “WE PAID OFF OUR HOUSE!”

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Tell us about you and your family. Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. Definitely getting in the routine of making a zero-based budget EVERY MONTH and reviewing our finances together is an important habit we picked up that will be key to meeting all our financial goals.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2021

If you are self-employed, work for a company or in an industry that is unstable, or maybe you or someone in your family has medical issues, you might want to save 6-12 months of expenses. It sounds dreadful, but it is possible to reduce your grocery bill without making everyone in your family miserable. 5 – Brown bag your lunch.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

A spender likes to enjoy what money can buy, and to give to others. Do you hope to take a family vacation in six months? Decide whether you want your money to help you reach certain goals, or whether you view money as an end itself, or a way to show your status. Will this expenditure help me reach my goals? At first.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 1, 2012

How about a family foundation? All of my life has been focused on making ends meet and building up an asset base to help the family out. Setting Financial Goals: Make Them Smart and Simple You’ve heard the saying that nothing worthwhile is achieved without a goal? Would I start a business? Whether it’s.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 26, 2013

Knowing what you want isn’t enough; you need to also work out the when, why, how, who and where of your goals. Maybe family is a top priority for you, so you need to think about what family actually means to you. Don’t be tempted to give over control of your life to another person; that is a recipe for disaster and unhappiness.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 1, 2011

What new ideas, projects or goals have sprung up over the last 6 months that need to added to your list? Have you created and updated your Family Balance Sheet? This will help you track your financial goals. One of my goals this year is to run a half-marathon. Give yourself a reward.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 2, 2015

She writes about simple living, parenting and her family’s foster story at Fostering Simplicity. Tell us about you and your family. Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. We strive to be a pretty active family. Give to others. Where are you from?

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Saving Cents With Sense

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Financial Goals – Help kids make goals to be financially responsible this year. Educational Goals – Depending on the age of your child this can vary, and since my children are young, their goals are simple. Family Time Goals – This is a fun one! Are your kids old enough for an allowance?

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Jones , where she vlogs about budgeting, debt free living, and family life. Tell us about you and your family. Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. What are your financial goals now? Do not allow fear to convince you to not pursue your financial goals.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2015

He writes at Debt Discipline about about how his family of 5 deals with money, budgets and debt. Tell us about you and your family. We’re a family of five, including, me, my wife and 3 children: 15 year old fraternal twins and a 12 year old son. We are a close family that likes to laugh. Where are you from?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 8, 2017

If you give the same care to you finances that you give your garden, both should grow. If you and your spouse or family disagree on saving, spending or investing one party may inadvertently sabotage the efforts of the other. Discuss and agree on financial goals within your family. So do finances.

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Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Tell us about you and your family. Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. What are your financial goals now? Together they paid off $23,000 in 16 months. Doug writes at Doug Smith Live. Where are you from? What do you and your spouse do for a living?

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