Motherhood Moments

JANUARY 18, 2023

Respondents reported “students develop practical skills (e.g. manage personal finances, prepare a meal, make an appointment)” as the #1 priority for education outcomes. Respondents believe students should advance once they have demonstrated mastery of a subject (#7) rather than when they pass an arbitrary test.

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Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 21, 2020

Need a quick snapshot of your finances? I’m a firm believer that finances must be organized and neat, and a Family Balance Sheet helps you keep track of your finances in one tidy spreadsheet. Liabilities: Liabilities are what you OWE money on, such as car loans, student loans, credit card balances, and mortgage balances.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 17, 2014

Welcome to 31 Days to Organize Your Finances. 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. And our car loans or student loans–everyone has those debts, right? To us, debt was a necessary evil.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 2, 2015

All of our debt was $97,000 in student loan debt. 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. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally?

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Discount Coder UK

OCTOBER 16, 2013

But a lot of people love having long-term company and would feel perfectly OK about renting a room in their home to an ‘English as a foreign language’ student. Finance rent a room' Brighton is full of them and a quick.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 23, 2013

Check them out: Good Reads From The Blogosphere: Emily from Evolving Personal Finance is having a Debate over Outsourcing Cleaning with her husband and wants to know if you think that paying for cleaning is a worthwhile luxury. Parents of students and students- Have you figured out your plans for summer yet?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 10, 2013

Are you a current student or someone who’s currently paying off student loan debt? If so, don’t miss YourFinancesSimplified’s guest post about whether or not student loan debt can hurt your credit score. These days, if you spend any time on most personal finance blogs, one of the author's main goals in life.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 24, 2012

Forty-one percent of adults in the United States gave themselves a grade of C, D, or F on their knowledge of personal finance (according to the 2011 Consumer Financial Literacy Survey Final Report of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling). According to the resolution: Twenty-five.6 Your children know that you are saving money.

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Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

The debt consisted of my student loans and a car loan. 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. The tension would come when we didn’t have a plan and didn’t communicate about finances. Was there a particular event?

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 9, 2021

We didn’t carry over credit card balances, we paid off our car notes early, and the interest rate on the student loan was at a low 2.75%. A student loan? Our personal finances are so interwoven with our small business finances that we view them as one. We thought we were doing really well. That’s a necessity.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 2, 2011

Not many – but by planning ahead now you might find ways to lessen the expenses you will face next month and use the annual experience as a teachable moment in your child’s personal finance education. Check with your local college for students who are majoring in the subject your child needs help with. using tax free days.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 10, 2013

And, even if you stay close to home, it’s nice to know that your finances are moving smoothly. Anytime you automate a portion of your finances, you need to be aware of your cash flow. Remember that personal finance is, in fact, personal. It reduces paperwork for everyone involved as well. What About Mistakes?

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Nicoles Nickels

JANUARY 20, 2013

Nordic Naturals , the leading manufacturer of omega-3 supplements, invites new and returning college students to compete for a $5,000 award by entering the company’s inaugural scholarship program. As part of the company’s “What’s Essential” campaign, Nordic Naturals launched the “Learn.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 30, 2013

Emily @ Evolving Personal Finance is a user and wonders about Using Upromise to Pay Down Student Loans. Here’s how Team DINKs feels at DINKs Finance with their post for how to Save Money and Be Healthy at the Same Time. Darwin at Darwin’s Money doesn’t think so with his What’s a Stay at Home Mom Worth?

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

These can be had directly from a mortgage lender or through a state housing finance agency, which connects first-time buyers with partner lenders. First-time buyers who are students or in a certain profession might qualify for a special type of loan, as well. Some employers and nonprofits also offer first-time buyer help. percent down.

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Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 4, 2014

We’ll live in a dorm (which fits us perfectly but we know sounds terrible to others) in our own apartment while I (Krista) work in student development providing mentoring/counseling/student discipline to the 150 women in the dorm and Jon will work right across the street as the assistant director of admissions.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 7, 2014

Credit is a tool in personal finance. Understand the risks to peer loans and you may just find one of your best tools in personal finance. Whether a borrower or an investor, you’ll find everything you need to make your experience a success along with tips on personal finance and managing debt. Money Tips'

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Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

The debt included about $30,000 in student loans, some medical debt, IRS debt, and a small amount on a credit card. 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? Daniel does all the day-to-day finances.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Look at your mortgage, your credit cards and your student loans. I did this exercise and realized 36% of the monthly payment we pay to my husband's student loan every month goes to interest. Get Your Finances on Your Calendar My Dumbest Money Decision Our Wisest Money Decision Our Riskiest Money Decision Do You Track Your Cash Flow?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Business degrees are available in a wide variety of fields, ranging from conventional focuses like finance and marketing, to the more unique and specialized such as healthcare, or cutting edge areas like data analytics. Career advancement is the goal, of course, but your choice of concentration is what will shape the path that leads there.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

There were as always great reads out this week which I have highlighted below: Good Reads From The Blogosphere: If you’re struggling to stay afloat with your finances, Grayson at Debt Roundup highlights how the first step to recovery is to admit you don’t have a budget.

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The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

After I became a mother, finances became much more complicated. I live in a fairly transient town with lots of college students. Every May, when school gets out, the lawns around campus are filled with items students didn’t want to bother bringing home. What’s the “why” behind your money-saving efforts?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 17, 2013

I have tried to do some reading this week which I have highlighted below: Great Reads From The Blogosphere: Do you have extra money leftover from your student loans? Read what to do with it from Investing for College Students. Student Debt Survivor recently had a milestone birthday. Check out her reflections on turning 30.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 23, 2011

If you are a young college student and are excited about the opportunities that await you after you receive your college diploma, you may want to read this post very carefully. If you backtrack 30 or 40 years, you’ll find that the majority of students did not complete their college degree. Or, do you know someone that is?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 23, 2011

Her main goal is to help other students create a budget and manage their finances in a beneficial way. Tony writes about how to build your retirement nest egg and how to manage your finances in the ever so changing market over at Investorz Blog.

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Discount Coder UK

MAY 3, 2013

When I was a student back in the early 1980s, we got a grant. Finance studentbeans' Ah, the olden days. And we didn’t have to pay it back. I only qualified for the minimum grant because my folks were reasonably well off. They paid me an allowance for the three years while I was at art college.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 10, 2014

She: I have to stay in Manhattan, all of my students/ tutoring clients are on the upper east/upper west side, it would just be too far to commute. 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.

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 19, 2014

We didn’t have credit card debt, we paid off our car notes early, and the interest rate on the student loan was at a low 2.75%, so we thought we were doing okay. A student loan? Our personal finances are so interwoven with our small business finances that they must be seen as one. That’s a necessity.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 24, 2013

There were as always a ton of great reads out this week which I have highlighted below: Good Reads from the Blogosphere: Read how Emily and Kyle have helped their finances by sharing a car at Evolving Personal Finance. KK thinks you can think yourself into financial failure –read more at Student Debt Survivor.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Even though your freelancing business is likely going to be just you, your still going to want to separate your personal and business finances. Also, it will allow you to more easily track your businesses finances, as well as your own personal finances. Or, have you been thinking about starting one?

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 22, 2015

I have a passion to help people take control of their finances so that they can live the life they want to have. It consisted of student loans, a car loan and even some credit card debt. When we got married, we combined our finances and realized how much debt we actually had. How much debt did you pay off? Get started today.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 18, 2013

When it comes to managing your money, sometimes it has to be First Values and Goals, Then Strategies , as Emily from Evolving Personal Finance highlights. When it comes to grades and your kids, Robert at Kids Ain’t Cheap wants to know if it’s beneficial or detrimental to have a strategy for Rewarding Students for Good Grades?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 25, 2014

When I’d do things like take out student loans even though I had a full-tuition scholarship and a sweet part-time job in the university cafeteria. Often, as I review my finances, I ask myself this question: “What will my future self say about this?” These were my college years, when I made lots of stupid decisions.

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 6, 2020

For many households, their finances and budgets are in limbo. My family’s finances have also been affected. As the Family Office Manager , I handle the day-to-day finances for our family and I needed a way to communicate our finances to my husband. Everything changed. I still use my spreadsheet to this day!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 6, 2012

Wayne presents Purpose of Budgeting posted at Young Family Finance , saying, “Are you left wondering why you should budget? Justin presents Know the Common Mistakes with Your Personal Finances posted at Budget Snob , saying, “Many people make the same financial mistakes. The Skilled Investor , Editor.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

Whether you are asked to donate to charity , or whether your cousin needs a little help with his finances, we often get hung up on whether or not we have enough cash to help out. My brother, a student, has an open invitation to come to dinner. When many of us think about giving, the first thing that comes to mind is money.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 31, 2014

When you were a college student, you may have learned a painful lesson about credit. Credit card offerings to college students used to be ubiquitous. Don’t bail your college student out of credit card debt. Free money! Party time! Don’t rush to bail out your kids, or do things for them. Are you poor?

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