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. Choose Thrift First. Plan our Spending.

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Financial Goals Goals 2018 Debt 113

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

Saving Cents With Sense

DECEMBER 19, 2013

We usually make New Year’s resolutions – lose weight, go back to school, stop smoking, save money, eat better, etc. 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. All rights reserved.

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Kids Goals Kids and Family New Year's 85

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

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

JANUARY 8, 2020

ALSO our 2019 Financial Goal!). The last loan was his student loan and I wanted him to make that final payment. That book has changed my outlook on reusing, recycling, making do, and rethinking one use products. The post My 2020 Financial Goals & A Recap of 2019 appeared first on Family Balance Sheet.

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Financial Goals Goals 2020 2019 130

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. Own up to any financial indiscretions.

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Money Financial Goals Goals Kids and Family 225

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Instead, he shared the story about Susan, a wife, and mother who handled all of the financial tasks in her home, from budgeting to making investment decisions. My new mission was to manage our money to make sure we used it wisely and stretched it as far as possible. Pay our bills in a timely manner. Has it been smooth sailing?

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Office Family Finance Kids and Family 130

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

APRIL 2, 2022

I want to make sure we have time to squeeze everything in and the funds to do it all. ” 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. This info will help you make plans for next year.

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Budgeting Budget Friends And Family Sale Home and Garden 130

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

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.

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Finance Cleaning Financial Goals Goals 100

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. To make life a little easier this week, I made double batches of dinners, as you’ll see below and that worked well.

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Budgeting Budget Freezers Kids and Family 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 10, 2012

If you’ve ever wanted to find a way to make either activity enjoyable, I’ll share my secrets. In other words, the recipe makes the exact opposite of what I truly want: a nice, thick and moist cookie. If you Google how to make a budget, you’ll find the same boilerplate list of steps on thousands of sites.

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Budgeting Budget Toll House Cooking 213

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. Wednesday: I used the Instant Pot to make meatloaf and mashed potatoes. I served with a big salad.

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Budgeting Budget Leftovers Financial Goals 100

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. If you like pasta al dente, I wouldn’t make this in the instant pot, but instead make the sauce and cook the pasta on the stove top. Thursday: Leftover Smorgasbord night.

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Budgeting Budget 2017 Financial Goals 100

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. However, knowing your numbers will help you determine and make a plan for the messiness. It is a time to hash out any differences or make some bold plans so that we can achieve a particular goal.

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Family Debt Finance Kids and Family 241

Penny Pinchin' Mom

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Now, this is what you need to do: think about how much you make and how much you spend on needs, living expenses, and not-so-necessary things, then take away 20% of all that per month and see if your lifestyle will take too much of a hit. Yet, your kids simply can’t stand the store brands. So, what do you do?

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Saving Money Money Saving Bills 52

Penny Pinchin' Mom

MARCH 11, 2024

Having to deny yourself the instant gratification that comes with spending the money at hand calls for incredible mental fortitude; this is especially true in the era of “Insta-life,” where everyone wants it now, and Instagram models make their lives look so glamorous. I usually make it the first week of the month.

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Saving Money Money Saving Credit Cards 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 11, 2013

With just a little delayed gratification, you can reap the rewards a few years later as Pauline from Make Money Your Way shows in her post: Investing, what it the point? Are you struggling to find motivation with your financial goals? PET Archives : Managing the Third Shift: Are You Making Time for Yourself?

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Fridays Debt Gas Mileage Financial Goals 189

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

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. What did you make this week that your family enjoyed? Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500.

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Budgeting Budget Leftovers Daughter 100

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 12, 2018

so that we have more money to put towards our financial goals. What We Ate this Week: I make an effort each week to serve my family delicious food but still stick to the budget. 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!

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Frugal Freezers Friends And Family Sale Financial Goals 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

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

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Your money stays yours, so you can make it work for you. 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!),

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Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Financial Goals 236

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. It will be casual and I think I’m going to make my easy lasagna , salad, steamed vegetables, and of course, birthday cake. 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

Penny Pinchin' Mom

DECEMBER 17, 2023

As Ryan Derousseau, a financial planner at United Financial Planning Group, says, “Rarely would I advise someone to have less than three months in an emergency fund, but there are many cases where I would advise more…If you know you make imprudent decisions whenever money feels a little tighter, then it’s time to up the emergency fund.”

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Finance Tips Finance Emergency Fund Life Insurance 52

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

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. Please make sure you leave a comment for each entry !

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Giveaway Package Financial Goals Debt 94

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2021

Make it a game and be creative when looking for money within your budget and finding new ways to earn extra money. It sounds dreadful, but it is possible to reduce your grocery bill without making everyone in your family miserable. For ideas, read: 5 Make-Ahead Breakfast Ideas. Related Reading: Make meal planning a priority.

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Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 130

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 31, 2014

Was it the times you were flush with money or the times you were dirt poor and had to make do? 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 help your kid keep his allowance safe.

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Debt College Student Money 167

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 1, 2011

Did you make personal, financial or professional goals or plans back in January for 2011? The half way mark of the year is a great time to reflect back on yearly goals and plans to check your progress and make any adjustments, changes or additions. What goals or projects can you cross off?

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July Goals Financial Goals Kids and Family 124

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 8, 2014

My husband and I made some serious financial goals for 2014. To achieve those goals I need to review our spending to see where I can make some cuts. If I don’t plan our meals and my shopping list, I spend too much money and make too many extra stops to the grocery store during the week.

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Meals Simple Menu Planning Menu Plans 186

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 9, 2021

He makes it really simple and you should Google it if you haven’t heard of his steps. We chose the name, Our Debt Freedom Plan , and we referred to it often when we needed to make financial decisions. Something happens mentally when you WRITE down your goals and plans for execution. He calls it his 7 Baby Steps.

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Debt Emergency Fund 2019 Debt Free 130

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 22, 2015

Seeing that number was motivation enough to start making some drastic changes. I handle the finances for the most part, however, my wife does have a lot of input in making financial decisions. We went to Disneyland as that is a place that both of us are fond of and we did not have any kids at the time.

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Debt Debt Free Finance Finds 100