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Family Budget Spreadsheets 2021

Family Balance Sheet

I found a lot of printable (pdf) budgets, but couldn’t find a spreadsheet that I liked. Years ago, there was a month where I hadn’t planned on a large property tax bill and I wasn’t sure where we were going to find the money. I created a Monthly Budget spreadsheet because I like formulas.

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Mortgage Calculator with PMI and Taxes

Savings Corner

On mobile devices, tap “Refine Results” to find the field to enter the rate and use the plus and minus signs to select the “Loan term.” Property taxes: The annual tax assessed by a government authority on your home and land. When the taxes are due, the loan servicer pays them.

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Introducing: Family Budget Spreadsheets

Family Balance Sheet

I found a lot of printable (pdf) budgets, but couldn’t find a spreadsheet that I liked. There was a month in 2013 where I hadn’t planned on a large property tax bill and I wasn’t sure where we were going to find the money. I created a Monthly Budget spreadsheet , because I like formulas.

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How to Budget (and Pay) for Yearly Bills + a FREE Speadsheet

Family Balance Sheet

They can cause a panic, especially when just one bill is into the four figures, like our property taxes or auto insurance! Our home owner’s insurance, auto insurance, and local real-estate taxes (for our home and our business property) are due, and on top of that, there have been years where we also owed the Federal government.

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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

When the weather is nice, we love to find outdoor spaces to explore. While we were still renting an apartment, I researched areas with lower property taxes, scouted out my ideal neighborhoods, and waited for a smaller, less expensive house to come on the market. You never know what you’ll find with kids. Childhood joy.

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Four Reasons to Have a Gravel Driveway

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

When we had the concrete, every year we would find new cracks and chips and heaves from freezing and thawing. Gravel Doesn’t Cause The County to Raise Our Property Taxes. Gravel Is Less Expensive To Install Than Concrete. The gravel just sits there without any of these issues. There Are Drawbacks To Gravel On A Driveway.

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Create a Personal Escrow Fund | 31 Days to Organize Your Finances

Family Balance Sheet

Does your property tax bill give you anxiety? Our homeowners insurance and property taxes are not tied in with our mortgage so we receive those bills and are responsible for paying them instead of the bank that owns the mortgage. How were we going to find the funds by the due date? That used to be me.

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