Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

How did you do with your financial goals in January? We have only one financial goal for 2019 and we made some progress in January. It was a great feeling to make that payment, and to continue the momentum I want to double down on our financial goal. The goal of Frugal February is NOT to feel deprived, .

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February Frugal Financial Goals Budgeting 100

Penny Pinchin' Mom

JANUARY 16, 2024

Also see: The Best Personal Financial Books for Young Families Get a Financial Advisor A financial advisor will help you do three things: Get a hold of your expenditures Structure your savings Maximize your investments These are all steps that, if practiced consistently, will help you grow your personal wealth in the long run.

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Personal Finance Finance Tips Finance Mom 52

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. What are your financial goals for 2018 and beyond?

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Financial Goals Goals 2018 Debt 113

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Our 2019 Financial Goal. Happy New Year’s 2019: In January 2019, we were down to one final non-mortgage loan, so we created just one financial goal for the year—-to pay off that last non-mortgage debt by December. We can now move on to other financial goals. 1st Update in June 2014. 2018 Update.

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Debt 2019 Financial Goals Emergency Fund 100

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

I’m always looking for ways to save my family money to not only help us get through current higher food and gas prices but also to help us achieve our big financial goals. Much to the dismay of my kids, I’ve declared Thursday nights during the school year as Clean the Fridge Out Night. My Frugal Shenanigans!

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August Frugal Green And Frugal Financial Goals 130

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 8, 2020

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. We will work on those things, but in 2020, my big goal is to focus on reading and researching strategies and ideas. We knocked this out of the park. Moving on to 2020!

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Financial Goals Goals 2020 2019 130

Saving Cents With Sense

DECEMBER 19, 2013

But have you thought about helping your kids come up with their own resolutions? This can be a positive and motivational experience to help them focus on new beginnings and setting goals. Here are a few ideas for setting New Year’s Resolutions with kids: 1. Are your kids old enough for an allowance? All rights reserved.

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Kids Goals Kids and Family New Year's 85

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 24, 2013

In Silver Spoon Kids - How Successful Parents Raise Responsible Children by Eileen Gallo, P.H.D. what kind of emotional issues you have with money and what kind of financial education you received. Set your financial goals. In order to meet some financial goals, you must take some level of risk.

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Financial Goals Goals Money Real Estate 222

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 17, 2018

Our kids spent their first week of summer vacation at the beach with their Girl Scouts troop. The restaurant isn’t exactly kid-friendly and we were waiting for the right time to use. It was a week spent together without having to worry about getting our kids from one activity to the other. Date night!

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Home and Garden Financial Goals Friends And Family Sale Gardening 100

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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Money Financial Goals Goals Kids and Family 225

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 12, 2015

Refresh your memory with what you were thinking at the beginning of the year and review your yearly financial goals. You’re now in the trenches of the new year, do those goals still make sense? When reviewing your goals, did you use the S.M.A.R.T. method when you wrote them? Are they: S – specific. M – measurable.

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Finance Cleaning Financial Goals Goals 100

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. This Week in the Kitchen: Our week nights have gotten so hectic with my kids having different practice times. I served with garden salad for me, steamed veggies for the kids. Garden Salad.

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Budgeting Budget Financial Goals Tacos 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Home, auto, kids, dog, medical, vacation, blah blah blah…it all adds up and it all needs to fit into our budget. 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.

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Office Family Finance Kids and Family 130

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 17, 2012

It is one of our 2012 Financial Goals and I am starting to research it. Our goal is to get there by Fall 2012 or Spring 2013. We're not telling the kids about it until we actually get on the plane, so I won't have to worry about hearing, "how many more days.". So, we're Saving for Disney! We're utterly clueless.

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Disney Disney World Financial Goals Vacation 157

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 2, 2022

” Kids (and parents) get excited about summer trips and activities, so I like to post a family calendar on the refrigerator with all of our summer plans and activities. It’s FREE and each playground visit is a new experience with different kids to play with and different equipment to explore. Plan your summer fun!

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Budgeting Budget Friends And Family Sale Home and Garden 130

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 15, 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. As soon as the kids walk in the door after school, we are off and running. I either put the extra batch in the freezer or my kids ate it for Dinner #1. Dinner #2 is our actual family dinner.

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Budgeting Budget Freezers Kids and Family 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Our main financial goal in 2015 is to pay down our non-mortgage debt. When our kids were young I signed up for Upromise to earn money through their coupon program. My hope is to have it all paid off by the end of 2016 and to do so we need to get creative and resourceful. Where can we find extra money?

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Debt January Money Financial Goals 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 28, 2013

Our weekends are filled with leisure and required activities – from cleaning house, mowing lawns, running kids to ball games and more. If you can take a few minutes out once in a while on the weekend to perform just four financial activities, your financial world could change. Are your goals meshed with theirs?

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Activism Goals Kids and Family Finance 229

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

It’s Frugal Friday: A recap of how we frugal-ed our way through the week so that we have more money to put towards our financial goals. I was afraid our kids were going to freak out, but they really didn’t care. Our mission: Live WELL, On LESS Money. Tuesday: Tortellini & Spinach Soup. Wednesday: Spaghetti night.

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Frugal Fridays Leftovers Financial Goals 100

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 20, 2017

It’s a tight budget and I failed miserably recently, but we have lots of financial goals, so I need to get it back in line. My husband and kids will be on their own and most likely go out for dinner. Grocery spending can get out of hand quickly, so I post our weekly menu to ensure that I am planning it weekly.

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Budgeting Budget Leftovers Daughter 100

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 13, 2017

It’s a tight budget and I failed miserably recently, but we have lots of financial goals, so I need to get it back in line. Tuesday: My kids participated in our community’s Halloween parade and they both had homework. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. I served with a big salad.

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Budgeting Budget Leftovers Financial Goals 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 10, 2012

Do you want to help your kids with college? Once you’ve made some financial goals that motivate and inspire you, try and put dollar amounts around them. Once your financial goals and costs are set, now you add in your income and expenses. Do you want to be debt free? Do you want to take a two week trip to Venice?

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Budgeting Budget Toll House Cooking 213

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 11, 2013

Are you struggling to find motivation with your financial goals? Using Kids Crafts to Teach the Gift of Giving. If so, get Off Your Computer and Go Outside! as MMD at My Money Design thinks. If you are new to PET or haven’t gotten a chance to read all the articles in the past, here are few archives you might enjoy.

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Fridays Debt Gas Mileage Financial Goals 189

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 21, 2020

Debts still need to be paid, cars will need new parts, homes will need to be repaired, and kids will need braces. My Excel spreadsheet listed our short-term and long-term account balances, our debts, and our short-term and long-term financial goals. Having everything on one page made our money discussions much easier.

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Family Debt Finance Kids and Family 241

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 1, 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. My kids like the baked version of this dish, so I gave this one a try, but the IP version came out a little dry. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500.

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Budgeting Budget 2017 Financial Goals 100

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 8, 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. for dessert, and the rest were packed in my kids’ lunches. One of my kids was not feeling well, so we stuck around our home and hubby and I got a lot of housework done. We ate leftovers.

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Budgeting Budget 2017 Home and Garden 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

He now works as an architect, and I do some freelance from home now that we have kids. Luckily, even without misguided financial beliefs, we did pay off a significant portion of our debt before having kids. After we had kids, though, I stayed home, so we continued making the minimum payment for years.

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Debt Free Debt Financial Goals Budgeting 100

Penny Pinchin' Mom

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Yet, your kids simply can’t stand the store brands. It is something the kids (and myself) look forward to after a long week of work and school. If you learn how to save money from your monthly salary in a smart way, you don’t have to drastically diminish your lifestyle expenses to achieve your financial goals.

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Saving Money Money Saving Bills 52

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 12, 2018

so that we have more money to put towards our financial goals. It’s also a good time to assess our clothing and make a list of what we need, especially for my kids who will NOT stop growing up! Frugal Friday: A recap of how we frugal-ed our way through the week. Our mission: Live WELL On LESS Money. Share in the comments!

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Frugal Freezers Friends And Family Sale Financial Goals 100

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. I can, however, help you with the plan.

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Saving Money Money Saving Credit Cards 52

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

It’s Frugal Friday: A recap of how we frugal-ed our way through the week so that we have more money to put towards our financial goals. My 11 year old outgrew her winter coat this year and I really like Lands’ End’s kids’ winter coats. I think they are well made and my kids find them to be very warm.

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Frugal Fridays Ebates Credit Cards 100

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

In practice, that could mean living somewhere you can walk to work if your car breaks down until you can save up the the money to repair it, telling your kid they have to pay for their own cell phone if they want to keep it (this is not a bad thing you know!), What are your financial goals now? So we both handle the money.

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Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Financial Goals 236

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Amanda currently homeschools their three kids. Daniel can work anywhere there is an internet connection and the kids can homeschool anywhere, but we didn’t have the money to buy the plane tickets or book AirBnB apartments. So we needed to find a balance between taking care of the kids and the house. What kind of debt was it?

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Debt Debt Free Finance Friends And Family Sale 245

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 5, 2018

Time is a commodity that you don’t get back, and I need to make the most of it while my kids are still young and at home. These are just my personal goals. I’ll update you on my family’s financial goals for 2018 in another post. From 7-8, I get ready for work and get my kids off to school.

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Goals 2018 Motivation Kids and Family 100

Saving Cents With Sense

MARCH 21, 2011

His Financial Peace University teaches people how to make the right decisions regarding money and empowers them to achieve their financial goals. And for kids, he has a Kids Monster Pack , which helps to teach kids important lessons about money.

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Giveaway Package Financial Goals Debt 94

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. Don’t rush to bail out your kids, or do things for them. Let them try and fail while they are young and the financial ramifications are smaller.

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Debt College Student Money 167

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 1, 2011

This will help you track your financial goals. One of my goals this year is to run a half-marathon. This is one goal that I am having the most success with so far. It was a clear, specific goal. It was also a reasonable goal for me. I signed up to run one in October.

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July Goals Financial Goals Kids and Family 124