Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 28, 2016

If you’re thinking about some resolutions for 2017 that have to do with YOUR finances, then I’m inviting you to join me in January for the New Year New You Financial Summit. LaTisha is a nationally recognized, millennial personal finance expert. Matt is a financial planner and founder of Mom and Dad Money.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 22, 2011

Everything Finance shares with us his success in growing his own veggies at Retire by 40. Narrow Bridge Finance tells us how going green has saved him some green at Mom’s plans. Sustainable Personal Finance tells us why air sealing your home is a good ide a at Financially Consumed.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 19, 2013

In his most recent mini-series, Matt Becker shares How to Start Investing From Scratch – Part 2 over at Mom and Dad Money. If so, bookmark SFB’s post about How to Set Yourself Up To Be a Financial Success When Starting the First Job at Simple Finance Blog. Are you graduating this spring? Staring a home renovation?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 30, 2013

Check them out: Good Reads From The Blogosphere: Do you think you can place a tangible dollar value on the what a stay at home mom is worth? Darwin at Darwin’s Money doesn’t think so with his What’s a Stay at Home Mom Worth? Emily @ Evolving Personal Finance is a user and wonders about Using Upromise to Pay Down Student Loans.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 24, 2012

This is a personal blog about my thoughts, experiences and ideas on personal finance and home mangagement. I am not a financial professional, just a wife and mom who happens to enjoy topics on personal finance and home management. You can read the site's full disclosure here.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

I also took on the role, because I had an interest in the topic of personal finance. No surprise there; I write a blog about family finances. What does that person do in your home? I realized my role in our family was not just of a wife, mother, and home manager, but also the Family Office Manager.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 22, 2011

50 Good Personal Finance Habits Everyone Should Follow at Len Penzo Must read. Why I Don't Buy Organic Milk at Moms In Need of Mercy This is definitely a topic that I need to read a little more about. Police and Lemonade Stands: A Tale of Two Cities @ Whole New Mom. One word: Nonsensical. Bring on the dark chocolate.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The post How to Save Up for a Car Without Breaking the Bank appeared first on Penny Pinchin' Mom. Of course, there are many other ways to save money, but I have found that when you are learning how to save up for a car or anything else related to personal finance, really, the trick is to make the process as painless as possible.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

Now without further adieu, I present you with the dozens of great reads written by Yakezie members and challengers alike this past week in our efforts to bring you timely insight on personal finance and lifestyle today. Personal Finance Whiz: Keynesian vs Hayekian Economics – The Solution To Our Recession?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 19, 2013

It never occurred to me to ask Mom or Mom-in-law to come watch my kids. I drop a bundle each year (both money and time) on my week long Grandma Rie’s Money Camp where I try to help the kids learn about and experience personal finance concepts. Why are we spending more on our grandchildren?

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

DECEMBER 17, 2023

The post Managing Family Finances: Tips and Strategies for a Better Financial Future appeared first on Penny Pinchin' Mom. Family finances can be tricky! Create an Emergency Fund Let’s talk personal finances— $8,883 —that’s how much American households have in terms of emergency funds on average.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

DECEMBER 17, 2023

appeared first on Penny Pinchin' Mom. You are one emergency short of losing track of your finances. Taking Advantage of Investment Opportunities Saving allows you to invest without incurring facilitation fees or taking up credit facilities that will ultimately eat into your personal finance returns.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 6, 2012

Justin presents Know the Common Mistakes with Your Personal Finances posted at Budget Snob , saying, “Many people make the same financial mistakes. Corey presents Benefits of an Adjustable Rate Mortgage posted at Steadfast Finances , saying, “Have you ever considered an adjustable rate mortgage?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 18, 2011

101 Centavos blogs about practical freedom, an unequal mix of personal finance, gardening, investing, career advice, cooking and yard sales. Forget about starving kids in Biafra for a minute (a smart-ass rejoinder to Mom one evening, when prompted to clean my plate: “Oh yeah? That’s not the point, is it?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 4, 2016

I trimmed grass around the house, I was on call to help Dad fix cars, paint the house or help Mom pick and can the plums and etc. I was not required to use it to buy things I needed, things that Mom and Dad would have otherwise bought. From that allowance, I saved up to buy my very first two wheeler bike.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 14, 2011

Personal Finance around the web: Festival of Frugality at Cash Money Life. How to Take Control of Your Finances in 2011 at Get Rich Slowly. Deals From Around the Web: Join Zulily for Daily Deals for Moms, Kids and Babies. I did get a little web reading done and my babe is feeling much better. Lots of great posts.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 24, 2013

One is for each person to separately create their own money story by thinking about things such as: 2 of your earliest money memories. what did you liked and disliked about how your mom or dad handled money. It was developed by two university personal finance professors one at Virginia Tech and the other at Kansas State University.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 11, 2011

Guest Post Author Bio: Broke Professionals is a personal finance blog aimed at the over-educated and underpaid. Someone who you can stay married to for over 40 years, like your mom and I have. You’ll never see your mom and I getting divorced, cutting every nickel in half. He is one of my heroes.

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 19, 2014

Our personal finances are so interwoven with our small business finances that they must be seen as one. Using Dave Ramsey’s 7 baby steps, we created our Debt Freedom Plan. We are self-employed small business owners and felt we needed to adapt Dave’s baby steps slightly to include our business.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 13, 2012

A garden stepping stone for Mom, maybe?! How about helping them make a lasting gift for Mom? Each year I try to help my kids teach their kids about personal finance. Each year I try to help my kids teach their kids about personal finance. Moms always love anything their kids give them!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Mom Vesting talks to us about bringing the subject of money up with your spouse. I knew his determination and focus was something to remember, but I never thought of it in relation to finances. Personal Finance by the Book tells us how negotiating can put us on top. My Personal Finance Journey - $25 at Amazon.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 20, 2012

Mom and dad are losing their jobs or are taking cuts in order to stay employed. These days, if you spend any time on most personal finance blogs, one of the author's main goals in life. Families are facing some really desperate times. The costs of feeding, clothing, and housing a family have nearly doubled over the last decade.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 14, 2011

Melissa Batai presents 7 Ways to Use Your Freezer to Save at the Grocery Store posted at Mom’s Plans , saying, “This post gives seven ways people can use their deep freezers to help combat the rising cost of groceries. Kris presents The Three Rules of Leftovers posted at Cheap Healthy Good.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The post What to Do With Money: A Mom’s Guide to Smart Money Management appeared first on Penny Pinchin' Mom. As moms, we tend to take care of everyone else first, and if there’s some time left over, we will maybe see about taking care of ourselves last. Set personal and financial goals for your savings.

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For the Mommas

MAY 22, 2012

In personal finance, a sinking fund is a savings account that is designated specifically for an irregular expense. As a full-time work-at-home, homeschooling mom, she runs Life Your Way and Jungle Deals & Steals and consults for a variety of websites and brands.

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Nicoles Nickels

AUGUST 17, 2012

FREE 2 year subscription to Kiplingers personal finance. FREE Free Tree Top Reduced Sugar Fruit Juice samples for Mom’s meet ambassadors ( register here ). Here are this week’s FREEBIES and great deals: FREE Subscription to ESPN the Magazine. FREE Eucerin Daily Protection Moisturizing Body Lotion sample at 3PM.

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The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

Although my parents never specifically taught me about finances, they lived a frugal life by necessity. Our mom stayed home to raise us kids; she went to work part-time in the local school system after both my brother and I were in school. My mom cut coupons and sewed her own clothes and mine, as well.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 9, 2014

I was recently introduced to Erin Chase, “The $5 Dinner Mom” – not in person, just online via her popular site 5dollardinners.com. I think about FinCon for example, the conference for personal finance bloggers I attended last weekend in New Orleans. Awesome, right?!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 21, 2011

The other Joe shares with us his memories of time with his Grandpa growing up and how he taught him to have fun at Mom’s Plans. Ashley reminds us to spend those dollars where they will give us the most happiness at My Personal Finance Journey. Jason reminds us that making memories is what counts at Financially Consumed.

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