Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

We have some hefty financial goals this year and this is just one more way for me to squeeze more from our budget. On the last Thursday of each month from January to November in 2015, I’ll hold a virtual meeting (a post) where we will discuss how we did for the month. February Update. The Choose Thrift First Challenge.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Bankrate’s AdvisorMatch can connect you to a CFP® professional to help you achieve your financial goals. Here’s what financial planning is all about and what you need to know to get started. What is a financial plan? These are some of the largest issues when it comes to financial planning. Retire wealthy?

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 29, 2015

We have some hefty financial goals this year and this is just one more way for me to squeeze more from our budget. On the last Thursday of each month from January to November in 2015, I’ll hold a virtual meeting (a post) where we will discuss how we did for the month. One of the frames was perfect for what I needed.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Once you know what you want your money to do for you, it’s a little easier to create a plan that can meet your objectives. A little education — and the application of the things you learn — can go a long way toward helping you set and keep financial goals that yield good returns. We all need help sometimes.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

They also help you set your personal financial goals to reach milestones. Your family, age, career, and priorities are all taken into account when crafting your financial goals, and a financial advisor helps you find out how to reach them. Keep in mind that goals change. That’s a wealth manager.

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 26, 2015

We have some hefty financial goals this year and this is just one more way for me to squeeze more from our budget. On the last Thursday of each month from January to November in 2015, I’ll hold a virtual meeting (a post) where we will discuss how we did for the month. One of the frames was perfect for what I needed.

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Who initiated the debt free goal? We actually talk about money and our short- and long-term financial goals a lot, but not so much about spending. I think I even announced it during a meeting at work. What are your financial goals now? Quitting my job was a big financial goal that I just made happen.

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Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 4, 2014

It’s not specifically for debt repayment, but if he hadn’t built up the courage to ask for the raise that he deserved, we wouldn’t have moved as quickly toward our goals. Who initiated the debt free goal? What are your financial goals now? On top of that, we’re all about setting small goals.

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 6, 2012

Make Clear Financial Goals {Together}. Take some time to discuss your family and marriage's financial goals. I have found that there is less tension when we are both on the same page with our goals, but you need to take the time to discuss those goals together. Write down your goals and make them visible.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 10, 2012

When my husband and I are focused on our goals , we nail them. But for the two of us to achieve our financial goals, we need to have money conversations and they need to be done regularly. The third section is for our 2012 Financial Goals. Every home has different short-term financial goals.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 24, 2013

Set your financial goals. In order to meet some financial goals, you must take some level of risk. However, unless you agree on what your financial goals are as a couple, chances are you won’t get there. The Association for Financial Counseling Planning and Education published a study by John E.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 28, 2013

Wake up refreshed this Sunday morning and reflect on your financial life as you sip those first cups of coffee. Are financial your goals aligned with your spouses? How have you divided up financial chores and is that working well? Are your goals meshed with theirs? Do the kids know what the goals are?

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 9, 2014

We want to achieve our financial goals, but still enjoy life. In January, I started a Grocery Spending Challenge , a virtual monthly accountability meeting to help us all stay within our grocery budgets. But one thing we didn’t want to do was feel like we were living a life of “lack” or sacrifice.

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Grocery Spending Financial Goals January Budgeting 242

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 21, 2015

For the last two years, I told anyone who would listen about us trying to make our goal of being totally debt free. If married, who initiated the debt free goal? We agree on what happens to our extra cash and discuss weekly our goals for saving and investing as well as any big ticket purchases on the horizon. I am the nerd.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Create our family’s financial goals and Debt Freedom Plan. While our setup has helped us achieve many of our financial goals, we have made many mistakes over the years. The tasks will vary by household, so create a to-do list of your family’s financial needs & tasks. Has it been smooth sailing?

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

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. Monday: Hubby had a late meeting, so it was Spaghetti Night! Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. Now I don’t have to worry about Taco Tuesdays at least for 2 nights.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 15, 2013

They have enough money to qualify for the debt required to meet their ideas of how their lives should look. I’m going to write that again: They have enough money to qualify for the debt required to meet their ideas of how their lives should look. Create the life you want, based on your own goals, and live within your means.

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The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

I’m Mary, and it’s a pleasure to participate in Kristen’s Meet a Reader series. A lot of blood, sweat, and tears were shed here, but we both agree that having no mortgage gave us a serious leg up on our retirement savings and other financial goals. Tell us a little about yourself Hello, everyone! Readers, the floor is yours. ?

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Consider directing at least a portion of your pay toward long-term financial goals, like saving for retirement and purchasing a life insurance plan. We highly recommend meeting with a financial professional who will look at your situation and explain the many types of coverage so you can decide what’s best for you.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

You may have different needs and desires and goals for your life. Although my spouse and I didn’t do this, we got lucky and had similar upbringings in the money sphere and we grew to have common goals. If you agree on your financial goals and approaches, neither of you will feel compelled to control the others money use.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

I finally got inspired that we should at least start working on this huge goal of being debt free when I read Dave Ramsey’s Total Money Makeover. If married, who initiated the debt free goal? What are your financial goals now? We aren’t quite ready to dive head first into another financial goal.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 1, 2012

All of my life has been focused on making ends meet and building up an asset base to help the family out. Setting Financial Goals: Make Them Smart and Simple You’ve heard the saying that nothing worthwhile is achieved without a goal? Well, this is especially true with your financial. Whether it’s.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 10, 2017

She lost both of her jobs in the course of a month, and they consequently couldn’t meet the mortgage payments on their almost new home as a result. It will help you learn to set and meet financial goals, start auto investment programs and increase your savings when your income increases. Enjoy living, not spending.

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Meet Kristy, aka, The Former Mrs. Jones. Meet the Former Mrs. Jones: Her Debt Free Story. He has paid a price to win with hard work and sacrifice to reach his goals, and I truly admire him for that. If married, who initiated the debt free goal? What are your financial goals now? Where are you from?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 31, 2014

But how can you learn to use those negative experiences, and teach your children to do so as well to benefit your financial health? Set new financial goals for yourself. Set new goals for yourself at each stage of life. Perhaps you didn’t meet the performance expectations of the job. Challenge yourself.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Create your financial goals. The tasks will vary between households, so devise a to-do list of your family’s financial needs & tasks, so that the FOM knows what is expected of them. Meet as a couple weekly to discuss issues that come up. Review the Family Balance Sheet and spending monthly.

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Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Who initiated the debt free goal? The daily finances are handled my me, but my husband and I have weekly money check-ins and monthly budget meetings. He leaves most of the financial goals up to me, but we make the decisions together. What are your financial goals now? N/A (I was single then).

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Debt Debt Free Financial Goals Goals 227

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 1, 2015

My husband and I make some financial goals at the start of every year. When I run the numbers, I realize it’s going to take years before we can scream, ”WE’RE DEBT FREE”, our ultimate goal. This should start next week and my goal is to post on Fridays. Lots of possibilities and many opportunities.

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For the Mommas

JANUARY 3, 2011

Without an emergency fund, this could have been an major financial blow. Knowing Amy on a personal level, she has made some big “material&# sacrifies to meet her personal financial goals and is very inspiring. I thought her blog post here would be a great primer for my post next week.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 22, 2015

If married, who initiated the debt free goal? I handle the finances for the most part, however, my wife does have a lot of input in making financial decisions. We get together once per month, but recently we decided to meet once per week to check in on how our budget is going. What are your financial goals now?

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 13, 2016

Working together, sharing the same goals and vision, talking about milestones. If married, who initiated the debt free goal? We would keep our goals on paper on the fridge. Nice visuals and monthly budget meetings kept us on track and accountable. What are your financial goals now? Its exponential.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

Faithful With A Few: Why Do We Often Fail To Push Ourselves To Meet Goals? It’s not even that we are afraid to work hard to meet our goals. However, we will often look at the overall goal and become intimidated…Find out how to overcome this tendency and accomplish your goals!

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2017

Meet Krystal. A life goal of ours is. working full time at a low-paying job and going to grad school full time, while my husband was working multiple jobs just to help us make ends meet. If married, who initiated the debt free goal? What are your financial goals now? My grandparents were missionaries.

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Meet Angela. We had tried other methods in the past, but found this one suited us best since it forced us to focus on one goal at a time, rather than trying to do it all (pay off debt and contribute to savings and retirement). If married, who initiated the debt free goal? What are your financial goals now?

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Debt Debt Free Budgeting Budget 100

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 5, 2015

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. If married, who initiated the debt free goal? What are your financial goals now?

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Get started: Define your personal and financial goals. These are all important to help define the goals they would like to meet.” “These are all important to help define the goals they would like to meet.” Analyze whether it makes sense for you financially. Is location the top priority?

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Unfortunately, we did not hit that goal and in part, have made some major changes to our Debt Freedom Plan. ” To get through that time, we crafted our Debt Freedom Plan , based on Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps, but tailored to meet our own needs and self-employed lifestyle. Our goal is still debt freedom.

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