Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 17, 2018

Did you make 2018 financial goals ? My husband and I discussed some ideas over our holiday break and we decided on 2 solid must-achieve financial goals for the year. If we complete them early, we’ll move on to 2 additional goals that are on our radar. Shame on us for dragging our feet on this for too long.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

DECEMBER 17, 2023

So, you want to get started on debt repayment so you can focus on other financial goals? However, if you pay off these debts, there will be nothing left for investments in these tough financial times. Doing this actually gave me the peace of mind that I needed to focus on my financial goals.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 30, 2015

As part of Prudential’s Women Inspired campaign, I was encouraged to think about my dreams detailing my long-term goals and aspirations. I broke my goals into two categories: Financial and Personal. Our Financial Goals: Pay off our non-mortgage debt. Celebrate with a trip to Walt Disney World. Achievable?

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

My new mission was to manage our money to make sure we used it wisely and stretched it as far as possible. His primary focus is growing and maintaining his business. Create our family’s financial goals and Debt Freedom Plan. One that comes to mind was the purchase of a used vehicle to tow our pop-up camper.

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Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 21, 2020

My mission is to help families increase their assets, reduce their liabilities, and grow their net worth. My Excel spreadsheet listed our short-term and long-term account balances, our debts, and our short-term and long-term financial goals. I STILL use our spreadsheet today. You could also use a recent appraisal.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 17, 2018

We used gift cards on 3 nights, ate leftovers on 1 night, and grilled burgers on the last night. One of the gift cards was given to us TWO years ago for Christmas. The restaurant isn’t exactly kid-friendly and we were waiting for the right time to use. These wristlets were never used.

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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? Investments – How can you save and invest to grow wealthy?

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 16, 2017

The spreadsheet listed our short-term and long-term account balances, our debts, and our short-term and long-term financial goals. I STILL use our spreadsheet today. We are working towards some pretty big financial goals and we’ve hit quite a few already. I don’t want him to feel that way.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 28, 2013

Talk about why you took a particular action and let your family members share their actions and reasons and goals as well. Start with the simple, unemotional money topics and grow your conversations over time. Knowing where you stand is vital to making progress towards your goal. “If Update your networth statement.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 28, 2014

I started counting it, tracking it, and trying to grow it. Updating spreadsheets, learning new savings and investment strategies, and watching my net worth grow over time became increasingly exciting. Money stopped being a burden and became a hobby, something I enjoyed and thrived on- literally. Money Tips'

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

DECEMBER 17, 2023

What I have found to work is that if I can access my emergency fund within 24-48 hours, it is ideal both in terms of easy accessibility and liquidity as well as inconvenient enough that I don’t get tempted to dip into it for something it really shouldn’t be used for. Make it automatic and let it go into a separate account.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

MARCH 11, 2024

We know that saving for a rainy day isn’t just a phrase our grandparents used to throw around. 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.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

It goes: 50% of your salary should go to your expenses and needs 30% should go towards what you want (a new car, a vacation, and all that) 20% should go towards your savings plan So, using this rule, 20% of everything you earn should go toward savings. Use In-Network ATMs Did you know that you could be losing as much as $5.00

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 12, 2018

so that we have more money to put towards our financial goals. I still shopped this week, but I did use up some things that have been in the freezer for some time. Tuesday: Sausage, Broccoli, and Rice Skillet Dinner, using sausage from the freezer. Frugal Friday: A recap of how we frugal-ed our way through the week.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 31, 2014

Surviving a negative experience and enduring through or perhaps even overcoming it shows us that we are made of more than we ever dreamed, that we can do and be more than we thought. But how can you learn to use those negative experiences, and teach your children to do so as well to benefit your financial health? Free money!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 15, 2013

It’s about having financial security, and it’s about having actual assets, rather than using debt to buy things that look fine and fancy, but really just represent a drain on your resources. Create the life you want, based on your own goals, and live within your means. What do you think?

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Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Daniel is a WordPress plugin developer at grow development and blogs at [link]. We sold extra items that we weren’t using through Craigslist and garage sales. We definitely spend a lot more money on eating out at restaurants and using babysitters now that we are debt free. What are your financial goals now?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 26, 2013

You wouldn’t set out to build a house without first deciding what materials to use and what design you want. Establishing goals will be a major step in achieving what you want in life. It’s a good idea to review your goals from time to time. As we live, we grow; as we grow, we change. was geared to this.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 2, 2022

Swap with another family who could use a date night too. Get out on the Rail Trails – Rail trails are old railway lines that have been converted to multi-use paths designed for pedestrian, bicycle, skating, equestrian, and/or light motorized traffic. This post is a growing list of reviews from travel bloggers.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

She writes at Growing Slower. Tell us about you and your family. We also continued using debit and credit cards (paid in full multiple times per month) for the convenience of tracking our expenses online. Dave’s zero-based budget and Debt snowball concept were critical to getting us on the path to paying off our debt fast.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 5, 2018

My goals are completely attainable, but they will still stretch me t o be more intentional with my time. Aside from a health concern with one of my daughters , 2017 was a great year, however, I was distracted by non-necessities, so my overall theme for 2018 is to use my time more wisely on the people and things that are important to me.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

What do you actually want to use money for? Saver : As you might imagine, a saver likes to watch the money pile grow, and is very interested in seeing how many pennies can be pinched. Just takes things as they come, and doesn’t show any interest in financial planning. Well, this is especially true with your financial.

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Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

Building a portfolio that has at least some less-risky assets can be useful in helping you ride out volatility in the market. It’s easy to find a qualified financial advisor to guide you through life’s most important financial decisions. The lowest of the low are known as high-yield bonds or “junk bonds.”

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

MARCH 11, 2024

The post 7 Clever Ways Moms Used to Save Money appeared first on Penny Pinchin' Mom. There are so many clever ways moms used to save money that our tips and tricks today pale in comparison to what they could achieve, considering how little they had to go on. Imagine keeping the family afloat during periods of strife, such as WWII.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Five Cent Nicke l shares with us the top ten web-based money management tools there are out there. I must admit we use Quicken but we are considering looking into some of the other options. I can say though that by using a money management program you are more likely to stick to your budget and your financial goals.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 13, 2011

Author Bio: Sustainable PF writes with his wife, Mrs. SPF out of Ontario, Canada, at Sustainable Personal Finance where they discuss and explore the fine balance between their personal financial goals and their lifestyle and beliefs regarding sustainable living. A home has many rooms, rooms that are rarely all being used.

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Food and Drink Re-use Home Drinks 147

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 19, 2016

I sold old stuff I no longer used/wanted. No longer was I able to participate the way I used to so that caused a lot of stress. What are your financial goals now? To continue to grow our photography business so that if my husband wants to leave his day-job he can. Highly recommend it! I created more income.

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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. The key is to plan-plan-plan.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 13, 2011

Author Bio: Sustainable PF writes with his wife, Mrs. SPF out of Ontario, Canada, at Sustainable Personal Finance where they discuss and explore the fine balance between their personal financial goals and their lifestyle and beliefs regarding sustainable living. A home has many rooms, rooms that are rarely all being used.

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Food and Drink Re-use Home Drinks 133

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 4, 2011

They are also there working with you to help you reach your goals; even those financial goals. Many of us have just celebrated Canada Day or Independance Day; a holiday where we celebrate our freedoms. Sean Smarty from Grow Money talks about How to Invest During College. My parents have helped us in the past.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Investing in the financial markets might sound like one of the scariest parts of managing your finances, but it’s also potentially the most rewarding. While major declines in the market can be frightening, investing is one of the few ways to outpace inflation and grow your purchasing power over time. Look to your employer for guidance.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 13, 2016

Its been part of our growing process. Drew was the “spender” and used to buy tech toys, gadgets, etc. What are your financial goals now? How did you celebrate when you became debt free? We bought some stuff that we had been waiting to buy. We like to delay purchases and just be content. Increase college funds for babies.

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Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 10, 2014

I started Careful Cents and used that as a platform to find freelance writing opportunities. He leaves most of the financial goals up to me, but we make the decisions together. What are your financial goals now? Our financial goals have shifted to growing my new business.

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The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

Box are some of my favorite authors) and I use the library to borrow both regular books and electronic resources. When my brother and I were growing up, our parents didn’t have much discretionary income. I love to read (Michael Connelly, Lee Child, Linda Castillo, Paul Doiron and C.J. Yup, I’m a voracious reader.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

It’s easy to find a qualified financial advisor to guide you through life’s most important financial decisions. Try Bankrate’s free AdvisorMatch service to quickly get connected to a CFP® professional who can help you achieve your financial goals. For example, language teachers and stock-picking advice may use this model.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

I would say that this plan helped me more in the area of using a zero-based budget and sticking with a budget. We followed a budget and switched to using cash, which helped us stay on track with the budget. If married, who initiated the debt free goal? What are your financial goals now?

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 2, 2016

So whether that’s hiking across the beautiful Sussex Downs, growing my own vegetables or taking my binoculars out for a spot of bird watching I rarely spend much time indoors. However, over time, as the debt grew thanks to interest charges and mismanagement on my part, the monthly payments started to grow out of control.

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