Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 4, 2011

Hello and welcome to the 316th Carnival of Personal Finance- Family Edition. They are also there working with you to help you reach your goals; even those financial goals. Big Cajun Man from THE Canadian Personal Finance Site asks What is Your Financial Plan B? What do you think?

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Personal Finance Finance Family Debt 240

Saving With Shellie

JULY 29, 2011

Today I thought I’d take a minute to go over some ideas to set smart financial goals. If you have ever taken a business class, you’ve learned about setting goals that follow the SMART acronym. Help save America $1 billion dollars and use those savings to further your own financial goals!

Financial Goals 53

Financial Goals Goals Netflix November 53

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 4, 2016

We have new financial goals for this year. While we made considerable headway in 2015 with reducing our debts, we missed our goal of paying off a loan by the end of the year. I’ll continue to offer money saving tips, ideas, strategies and recipes like I always have, along with some new themes that I will be focusing on.

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2016 Money Financial Goals Debt 100

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Welcome to 31 Days to Organize Your Finances. By the end of the month, my goal is to help you have a detailed financial plan for your family. We’ll talk about cash flow, budgets, debts, and all of the nitty gritty of our finances that might not be fun to talk about, but are so important to discuss.

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Budgeting Budget Finance Organic 100

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.

Financial Goals 40

Financial Goals Goals Real Estate Money 40

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. I went through Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University when I was 18 years old. That inspired me to be intentional with my finances and to follow Dave’s six steps. In those meetings, one of the things we discuss is finances.

Debt Free 241

Debt Free Debt Emergency Fund Finance 241

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 16, 2017

I could talk all day about personal finance and money-saving strategies, but my husband, while very responsible with money, just doesn’t feel the same way. To keep the communication flowing, I created my very first Balance Sheet to give my husband a snapshot of our household and business finances. It was tricky at first.

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Family Financial Goals Debt Calculators 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 8, 2020

I never really embraced the idea of choosing a word for the year. ALSO our 2019 Financial Goal!). In 2019, I chose a word that encapsulated our financial goal for the year and other habits that I wanted to work on. My outlook on our finances is a bit different now that we tackled paying off our non-mortgage debts.

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Financial Goals Goals 2020 2019 130

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 10, 2014

I can give you a million ideas and ways to change your situation, but you have to be willing to do the work. I can only hope that she makes the decision to take control of her finances by finding a living space and a lifestyle that she can both live with and afford to support in the long term. Yeah…but…. Get Organized'

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Price Rent Financial Goals Converse 209

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. Who initiated the debt free goal? Finances have definitely been the biggest strain in our 11 years of marriage. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? What are your financial goals now?

Debt 245

Debt Debt Free Finance Friends And Family Sale 245

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. Living on two-incomes, we could have easily paid off our debt quickly, but we had no idea at the time that “debt free” was even a thing. It sounded like a great idea. What are your financial goals now?

Debt Free 100

Debt Free Debt Financial Goals Budgeting 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 15, 2013

Both of them are stuck in the idea of looking rich, rather than worrying overmuch about whether or not they have true wealth. They have enough money to qualify for the debt required to meet their ideas of how their lives should look. Unfortunately, that type of behavior is not financially sustainable. What do you think?

Debt 274

Debt Wedding Money Financial Goals 274

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 22, 2015

Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. I own two different business, Phoenix SEO Company which helps businesses get on the first page of Google and Well Kept Wallet which is a Financial Education company. How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending?

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Finance Finds 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Once you have a clear idea of why you do the things you do with money, and what you actually hope to accomplish with your money, it will be much easier to make changes. Your Money Personality A little more than a year ago, I read a book called First Comes Love, Then Comes Money: A Couple’s Guide to Financial Communication.

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Motivation Money Goals Finance 250

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Key takeaways A personal loan is money you can borrow to finance large purchases, consolidate debt, invest in yourself or cover emergency expenses. Common reasons include paying off debt, financing a large purchase such as a vehicle or a boat, or covering the cost of a major expense like a wedding or a home renovation.

Debt 52

Debt Credit Cards Credit College Tuition 52

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending? What are your financial goals now? Where are you from?

Debt 236

Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Financial Goals 236

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. Our personal finances are so interwoven with our small business finances that we view them as one. At times the plan felt intimidating, but it also changed the direction of our finances.

Debt 130

Debt Emergency Fund 2019 Debt Free 130

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 7, 2014

When it comes to you finances, are you doing okay, but know you could be doing better? You want a clearer picture of your personal situation so you can get a better idea of the best way to go about achieving your vision for a more money-savvy person. You know your finances and where that line is between reasonable and too much.

Money 113

Money Goals Budgeting Budget 113

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.

Saving Money 52

Saving Money Money Saving Credit Cards 52

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2015

After trying to extend credit to finance the vacation and we were denied (best thing to ever happen to us) we realized we made too much money to be living like this and something had to change. If you track your spending for 2-3 months by saving every receipt you get a good idea where every dollar is going.

Debt 100

Debt Credit Cards Debt Free Credit 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Carrying around an extra fifty or hundred pounds of weight all day, every day is certainly not simpler in the long term- on joints or health or finances. For example, if their idea of fun is a group bike ride or putting together a healthy potluck, it’s easy to incorporate those activities into your life just by going with the flow.

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Cycle Cinnabon Goals Financial Goals 181

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

Now without further adieu, I present you with the dozens of great reads written by Yakezie members and challengers alike this past week in our efforts to bring you timely insight on personal finance and lifestyle today. Personal Finance Whiz: Keynesian vs Hayekian Economics – The Solution To Our Recession? I’m a geek, he’s not.

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November 2011 Personal Finance Finance 188

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 21, 2015

She writes about family, finances and faith at her blog, Principles of Increase. Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. We toyed around with the idea for a long time and didn’t think it was that possible for a while, since we were on one income most of our marriage.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Las Vegas Finance 100

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 2, 2015

Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. This may seem like a strange answer to put in this section, but we believe in helping others when they are struggling and putting our finances towards caring for our community and others around the world. What are your financial goals now?

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Student Debt Debt Free Finds 100

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 4, 2014

Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. It took a lot of talking through our goals and how this fit into our life plans to both sacrifice a lot for education and debt freedom at the same time. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally?

Debt Free 243

Debt Free Debt Goals Student 243

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 5, 2015

Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. He was always trying to put us on budgets, help us look for ways to save and not spend so much but we never found a system that worked for us and continued in spending behaviors that didn’t help advance goals. Where are you from?

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Finds Finance 100

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 16, 2015

Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. We had a rough few years financially and we just looked at each other one day and realized we couldn’t live like that anymore. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? Where are you from?

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Finds Goals 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. When this happened we not only were devastated emotionally, but would end up going to have our finances basically implode a few weeks after this. Dave Ramsey’s FPU (Financial Peace University). Where are you from?

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Debt Debt Free Finance Goals 100

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 18, 2015

Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. Working towards becoming debt free and finally getting on the same page with our finances was actually great for our marriage. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? Where are you from?

Debt Free 100

Debt Free Debt Finds Home and Garden 100

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. My husband wanted nothing to do with the idea and we spent the next year going back and forth about it. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? What are your financial goals now?

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Bath and Body Works Gas 100

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 13, 2016

Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. Don’t always have a GRAND idea or something that needs a big investment. We won’t tell you what it had profited, but its done VERY well – it all started with a small idea that we could chew off and God blessed it. Contentment.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Finds Home 100

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

And if you’re worried about being able to save enough of your earnings to meet your retirement goals , building wealth through passive income is a strategy that might appeal to you, too. Passive income ideas: What is passive income? Passive income includes regular earnings from a source other than an employer or contractor.

Money 52

Money Making Real Estate Rent 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Retirement lingo can get confusing if you are just starting out learning about finances. I can say though that by using a money management program you are more likely to stick to your budget and your financial goals. Young and Thrifty gives us tips on how to pick a good financial advisor. Which letters best describe you?

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January February Debt Personal Finance 113

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending? I’m the one who handles the day to day finances in the home.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Budgeting Budget 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2017

She is the co-founder of the website, Little Light on a Hill , where she writes about faith, family, and finances. Be sure to check out her website where she is offering a free finance workbook if you subscribe to her newsletter. you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. Where are you from?

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Friends And Family Sale Budgeting 100

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. Yes, I did follow a few of Dave Ramsey’s strategies, but I also starting reading other finance blogs to see how they paid off debt so quickly. Her ideas were simple to implement and only took a few minutes a day.

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Debt Debt Free Financial Goals Goals 227

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

We made one big financial goal for 2019 and are striving and working hard to make progress. 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. 5 – Find Extra Cash.

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March Financial Goals Budgeting Budget 100