Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 11, 2020
Like many across the globe, my family’s finances are a bit unstable due to the Coronvius Pandemic. My second prayer is that my family gets through this crisis financially. More family time! My family has eaten together almost every night during this time. Being self-employed, we need the security that it offers.
The Frugal Girl
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
I live in the Midwest with my family. Growing up in a large family, we had enough, but with the specter of inflation and bad job market (gotta love the 70’s and 80’s) , there was definitely a feeling of needing to make sure you had a cushion. Why do I want to save money? Here’s MB: 1.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
NOVEMBER 30, 2014
The proverbial saying ‘money doesn’t grow on trees’ is used by many a parent in denying some wished for item to their children. Well, kids, your parents lied to you – money does grow on trees. A money tree starts out growing slowly, so small at first that you don’t even think it is there.
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 17, 2018
We bought a used pop-up several years ago and it was one of the best decisions for our family We absolutely adore camping, and we’d like to upgrade to a travel trailer. I’m curious to see how much we can save and also how creative we can get by making do with what we already own or looking for things at a thrift store.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 1, 2014
In it she reminisces about growing up poor in the Great Smokey mountains in East Tennessee. The family behind us, for instance, lived for years in their basement with their brood of kids (they ended up with around 15 I remember). But I never felt poor growing up. All they had to do was find some pony poop and plant it!
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 31, 2014
” p 88 Mark Haynes Daniell in Strategy for the Wealthy Family – Seven Principles to Assure Riches to Riches Across Generations. Was it the times you were flush with money or the times you were dirt poor and had to make do? As a parent, your expectations of your growing child increase month by month and year by year.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
FEBRUARY 4, 2014
Our son was growing, and we knew we wanted to provide him with extracurricular activities that made sense for him — music and sports and scouting. This means that after we take care of retirement and emergency fund contributions, and after everything else is taken care of, we have enough to do what we like.
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