Family Balance Sheet
OCTOBER 6, 2014
By the end of the month, my goal is to help you have a detailed financial plan for your family. Today’s assignment: List your SMART financial goals. Earlier this year, my husband and I wrote a specific list of financial goals and named it Our Debt Freedom Plan. Is it to pay off your house?
Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 2, 2017
Wonder what sets you apart from the people that seem to crush their financial goals? These folks didn’t corner the market on goal success either, instead they just got the task DONE. Their 2017 goal is to boost their savings rate and get their expenses down to $30,000 a year as they work towards financial independence.
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Family Balance Sheet
OCTOBER 2, 2022
I’m always looking for ways to save my family money to help us get through current higher food and gas prices and achieve our big financial goals. At one time I planted quite a bit, but weeds overtook my garden and turned my favorite hobby into a stressful mess. My family accuses me of keeping the house too cold.
Family Balance Sheet
JUNE 17, 2018
Here’s a peek at what’s going on with me, my family, and our life. The garden was my hobby for many years, but in the end, the weeds took over so much that I stopped enjoying my hobby and it became a dreadful chore. This month’s challenge: Create a Financial Vision Board. Date night!
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.
Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
Tell us about you and your family. What are your hobbies? That’s about it for hobbies, as our little ones are 1 and 3. 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.
Family Balance Sheet
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014
Tell us about you and your family. What are your hobbies? That’s one of my hobbies.) We actually talk about money and our short- and long-term financial goals a lot, but not so much about spending. We went out to eat with our families, and I went around saying “WE PAID OFF OUR HOUSE!”
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