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Spring Clean.Your Finances

Family Balance Sheet

You spring clean your home; why not spring clean your finances? Welcome in the beauty of the season with 5 Steps to Spring Cleaning Your Finances Review your 2011 Financial Goals. When was the last time you reviewed them. Take some time this month to review your goals. Create or update your balance sheet.

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3 Simple Office Supplies for Smooth Tax Prep

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I do pass this folder along to my accountant for his review. become a fan and 'like' FBS on Facebook. This is a personal blog about my thoughts, experiences and ideas on personal finance and home mangagement. This is a personal blog about my thoughts, experiences and ideas on personal finance and home mangagement.

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Cool Things I Read This Week

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

RT @ wellheeledblog Carnival of Personal Finance: Cupid Edition | Well Heeled Blog [link] #. Festival of Frugality # 268 – Cheapskate Jake Edition – February 15th, 2011 – My Personal Finance J. Save Money On Groceries: 11 Tips Your Wallet Will Love | Not Made Of Money [link] We are big fans of cooking in batches. #.

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Festival of Frugality #271- 10 Movies, 10 Lessons Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

posted at FIRE Finance , saying, “We decided to optimize our grocery expenses and pull the strings on our food budget even tighter. FMF presents Five Retro Rules to Save Money posted at Free Money Finance , saying, “These tips from the past can save us all some big bucks.&#.

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P.E.P. for the Week of January 24-28, 2010- Adjustment Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

How to Save Money shares with us how we can keep our finances safe when buying items online. I must say I am a fan of shorter mortgages. Len Penzo reviews where he has spent his money the last 12 years. We personally use Quicken and we find it works great for reviewing our finances. What did you do? Managing Money.

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Why We Left Traditional Health Insurance

Family Balance Sheet

Instead I’m writing about my family’s experience with traditional health insurance and how it has affected OUR finances. And this is when the junk hit the fan. We also do not have an employer pension or retirement plan to fall back on, so our retirement will be financed 100% by us.

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Have a Mindful March!

Family Balance Sheet

We started the year with a great January and made some progress with our goal, so to continue the momentum, I wanted to double down on our financial goal and be very mindful with our finances. I’m a big fan of Zero Based Budgeting. Review our spending daily to understand where your dollars are going. 2 – Track your cashflow.

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