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How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!)

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Personally, budgeting has allowed us to control of our money, reach financial goals, and start planning for our dream life. You are directing your money where to go–giving YOU the authority over your money. If you have financial goals, budgeting will be an important tool to reaching those goals.

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Introducing: Family Budget Spreadsheets

Family Balance Sheet

I’ve been working behind the scenes on a tool that I personally use to track and organize our finances: Family Budget Spreadsheets. Financial Goals – Use this spreadsheet to quantify your financial goals for the current year and years to come.

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Do I Need a Financial Advisor? When it’s worth it

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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. Wealth manager.

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Things to Do When You are Unplugged

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This is so much fun (it’s like imagining what it would be like to win the lottery) and it also may help you achieve those goals. After all, visualization is a very valuable tool. Doing this will help you reach your financial goals much more quickly and may give you the motivation to change your spending habits here and there.

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A Sweeter Way to Cook Your Budget

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I treated the baking process like it was an end in itself and not a tool to get what I wanted. How you start your budgeting process is an important ingredient to giving purpose to your budget. Once you’ve made some financial goals that motivate and inspire you, try and put dollar amounts around them.

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 09-08-2017

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It’s a tight budget and I failed miserably over the summer, but we have lots of financial goals, so I need to get it back in line. My #1 Simple Tool that Saves Me Hundreds. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. Want to lower your grocery bill? 4 Simple Grocery Apps that Earn You Cash Back.

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How Growing Your Finances Is Like Gardening

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If you give the same care to you finances that you give your garden, both should grow. To prepare your ‘soil’ for growing your finances you can do several things, such as: Learn about different financial institutions, types of assets and investing methods. Discuss and agree on financial goals within your family.

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