Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 21, 2020

You’ll know how much is in your checking and savings accounts and your retirement accounts. My Excel spreadsheet listed our short-term and long-term account balances, our debts, and our short-term and long-term financial goals. There was a time our spreadsheet reflected a lot of debt and not a lot of savings.

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Family Debt Finance Kids and Family 241

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 10, 2023

Instead, I look for creative ways to save my family money in all aspects of our lives. My goal has always been to live well on less while achieving our big financial goals. However, we all agreed that the existing furniture was not comfortable, especially to watch movies. Frugal living is not about deprivation.

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Frugal June Flights CD 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. Or save money for a trip to Walt Disney World

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Money Financial Goals Goals Kids and Family 225

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Life insurance may not seem like a priority right now, especially with competing financial concerns, such as saving for your first big purchases or paying off your student loans. Consider directing at least a portion of your pay toward long-term financial goals, like saving for retirement and purchasing a life insurance plan.

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Life Insurance Insurance Graduation Financial Goals 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 28, 2014

Updating spreadsheets, learning new savings and investment strategies, and watching my net worth grow over time became increasingly exciting. Find something to motivate you into becoming financially literate. The important thing is to get started; any major goal that inspires you to do that is a good start. Money Tips'

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Hobby Money Making Goals 189

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. I love to watch my girls swim and push themselves physically, but since they are in two different age groups, they swim have different practice times… of course! 11 Simple Meal Planning Tips.

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Budgeting Budget Freezers Kids and Family 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 29, 2014

A few years ago, after eating a few too many turkey sandwiches and watching several tummy turning documentaries about the food industry, I became a vegetarian. I’m constantly expanding my repertoire of healthy dishes and saving money by cooking them myself. A departure from another pasta with red sauce is always welcome. Get Healthy'

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Financial Goals New York City Fuel Restaurant 172

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 19, 2014

Likely this is because I get a little more time off around the holidays, and with Christmas movies, watching the ball drop, and general vegging out in front of the TV, I feel as if my brain is going to explode. I have not put a dime into my savings accounts for over a month.

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Holiday Food and Wine Wine Food and Drink 189

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 2, 2022

Once you have a total, you know the amount you need to start saving for and it’s not too late to find the funds. Visit a State Park – Do you like to picnic, hike, swim, camp, bike, bird watch, canoe, fish, and spend your free time exploring the great outdoors? That number is what you need to save each month for next year.

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Budgeting Budget Friends And Family Sale Home and Garden 130

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Manage long term savings, such as retirement, college savings. Create your financial goals. Financial Organization Marriage and Money' Pay bills in a timely manner. Project short term cash needs. Organize paperwork for tax preparation. Prepare the Family Balance Sheet to review with spouse.

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Office Money Family Finance 182

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. How We Saved this Week: 1. We earn cash back on our credit card purchases and I have been saving up our points to cash them in for a $100 Lands’ End gift card. Unintended savings.

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Frugal Fridays Ebates Credit Cards 100

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. We ate at home a lot and watched our food budget carefully. What are your financial goals now? The software generated a monthly revenue, but we were able to sell them to pay off the rest of our debt immediately.

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Debt Debt Free Finance Friends And Family Sale 245

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 8, 2017

If you and your spouse or family disagree on saving, spending or investing one party may inadvertently sabotage the efforts of the other. It is the same with your finances, whether with credit, savings or investments, use the most reputable institution offering the best plans that you can find. Protect from harms way.

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Finance Growing Flowers and Plants Gardening 133

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

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. Will this expenditure help me reach my goals? Make sure you ask yourself if your spending is helping you toward your money goals. Well, this is especially true with your financial.

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Motivation Money Goals Finance 250

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 9, 2014

I want my family to enjoy life, but we also have some pretty serious financial goals that we are trying to achieve. My absolute #1 way for saving money at the grocery store is to PLAN OUR MEALS. You will not only save yourself money, but also time. You might also want to read, 35 Money-Saving Grocery Tips.

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Budgeting Budget Finance Organic 100

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. Watch Kristy and her husband’s Dave Ramsey Show segment.). If we want to buy something we have to save up the cash and pay for it outright. What are your financial goals now? I am very happy.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Bath and Body Works Gas 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Bucksome Boomer shares with us 9 tips for tax time that will save us from forming those wrinkles. Saving Money Today clears up for us the difference between defined benefit and defined contribution. 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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January February Debt Personal Finance 113

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 4, 2014

All of this plays into our desire for financial stability. We did watch Financial Peace University with a few of our friends and that was encouraging. As we started deepening our interest in becoming debt free we found plenty of financial bloggers and other resources that encouraged us along the way.

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Debt Free Debt Goals Student 243

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 13, 2016

So I’m thrilled to bring you today’s story, because I actually watched this couple’s debt free scream when it was live on the show. We aren’t readers, we mainly listen to podcasts, and watch dave’s FPU and Legacy Journey. Watch their Debt Free Scream here! What are your financial goals now?

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Debt Debt Free Finds Home 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. Watch Jen and her family’s Debt Free scream on Dave Ramsey. What are your financial goals now? Sold things we didn’t need. Defined our wants versus our needs. Worked extra jobs. Paying off our house.

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Debt Debt Free Finance Goals 100

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. Find Cash.

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March Financial Goals Budgeting Budget 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 4, 2011

They are also there working with you to help you reach your goals; even those financial goals. Control Your Cash from Control Your Cash boldly says Your Smart Car Isn’t Saving the World. Watch out! , ElizabethG from Modern Gal shares how she is Coping with Bad Financial News. He’s right.

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Personal Finance Finance Family Debt 240

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

I watched her and her husband’s debt free scream on The Dave Ramsey Show. 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). What are your financial goals now?

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Debt Debt Free Budgeting Budget 100

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 8, 2018

Personally, budgeting has allowed us to control of our money, reach financial goals, and start planning for our dream life. You can’t cut back on your rent or mortgage payment, but you can find ways to save money on your groceries. If you have financial goals, budgeting will be an important tool to reaching those goals.

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Budgeting Budget Financial Goals Goals 133

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 10, 2014

It was like 40 feet away from me and I watched the entire thing. I knew then, that no matter what it took, I had to dig myself out of this financial situation and move. The income from my extra jobs went straight to debt payments, and my regular day job paid the bills, while enabling me to build up a small amount of savings.

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Debt Debt Free Financial Goals Goals 227

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

How did you get interested in saving money? I learned to save money by watching my parents. (I I still remember saving my change as a kid so I could “shop” for books at yard sales.) What’s the “why” behind your money-saving efforts? A third “why” is that saving money is like a game to me.

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Green And Frugal Kids and Family Hotel Frugal 179

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 22, 2020

In September 2019, my husband and I accomplished our biggest financial goal in our almost 20 years of marriage. As part of his baby steps, he does not advocate contributing to retirement until after you’ve paid off non-mortgage debts and saved 3-6 months of expenses in an emergency fund. How do you eat an elephant?

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Debt Health Insurance Insurance Budgeting 130

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 12, 2016

The inspiration to pay off my debt was watching my grandmother balance her checkbook. Share your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. Re-examine and shop around for car insurance every so often – I saved $1200 this past year for the same coverage.

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Credit Cards Debt Debt Free Student 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

I had watched my parents pay off their debt, including their house, when I was a pre-teen, which really influenced me. What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. What are your financial goals now? What inspired you to become debt free?

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Debt Debt Free College Finds 100

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. Finally that careful financial tightrope I was walking came tumbling down. I’m currently in this phase; going from debt free to financial freedom.

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Debt Finds Debt Free Pay Off Debt 100

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 11, 2014

What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. They can save up for that plastic toy made in China by working for the money, just like you do, but age appropriate. Who initiated the debt free goal? Watch Tracy’s Debt Free Scream.

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Debt Free Debt Mom Goals 235