article thumbnail

Family Office Manager

Family Balance Sheet

I read this book around the same time that I became a mother and left the full-time workforce to stay at home with our new baby. While I was still helping my husband from home with his business, I felt like I wasn’t contributing to our finances and that drove me crazy. What does that person do in your home?

Office 130
article thumbnail

Find out How Brian & His Wife Paid off $109,000 in Credit Card Debt

Family Balance Sheet

I work full time in IT and my wife works part time in retail. I started my blog Debt Discipline to help keep us accountable while paying off our debt. We used the debt snowball technique to help build momentum. We cut up our credit cards and never used them again. What do you and your spouse do for a living?

Debt 100
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Save Money with Geothermal Heat

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

According to the Department of Energy, the biggest draw on your home energy use comes from heating your home - Almost 45% of the overall cost! Even better, there is a way to extract that heat from the warm earth and use it to heat your home. When comparing geothermal heat to typical electric baseboards, they are 70% more efficient.

article thumbnail

3 Important Lessons in Living Frugally, But Not Too Frugally

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Guest Post Author Bio: David Bakke enjoys living frugally in Atlanta and frequently shares his best financial tips and experiences on Money Crashers , an online resource ranked as one of the top personal finance blogs online. Losing Valuable Time. Below are my three biggest discoveries.

Frugal 174
article thumbnail

Want Financial Freedom? Become an Entrepreneur

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

As someone who has started a full time job right after school, I have learned that both job security and freedom are mutually exclusive. At the present moment, I am working 45+ hours a week in a public sector job where I end up having very little time for myself. Job security vs. freedom. Create a marketable brand.

article thumbnail

Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #236 – May 11, 2012

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

” Jason presents Why We Didn’t Sell Our Car on Craigslist posted at Work Save Live , saying, “Last week I detailed why we considered buying a car through CarMax, and I wanted to do a follow-up on a service of theirs that we actually used. Income MMD presents What Did You Learn From Working as a Teenager?

Money 113
article thumbnail

An Easy Way to Save for Irregular Expenses

For the Mommas

The term “sinking fund” was originally a business term used to designate a savings account where a corporation holds funds for the repayment of a debt in order to improve their liquidity. In personal finance, a sinking fund is a savings account that is designated specifically for an irregular expense. Bank Your Savings.