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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. We’ll concentrate on numbers 1 – 3, so we can make our emergency savings last as long as possible. Cash is King.
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
Did you make 2018 financial goals ? We even bought an online package years ago, but have since decided that we will have a lawyer draw up our will, medical directive, and power of attorney documents to make sure everything is in place legally. Our 2 Main Financial Goals for 2018: 1 – Finish the will. Save for a camper upgrade.
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
FEBRUARY 4, 2014
We make plenty!” 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. Living there would be a different animal altogether and it would take a much higher income to make do. We just kept up the “we can afford it!
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 26, 2016
Make it a Necessities Only Year. I have made a pact with myself that if I don’t already own something that I need, I will either: make do with what I have, find said item at a thrift store, borrow, or forget about it. Do you want to eliminate debt too? In other words, I’m coming up short. Choose Thrift First.
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