Saving Cents With Sense
JANUARY 24, 2012
I was raised with frugal parents that tried to install in me proper money management and even though I always paid off everything on time, I never managed to save money. Then more than a year ago something in me changed after a health scare and I realized that it’s important to pay off debt and save more than ever.
Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 2, 2022
” 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. They’re all designed to help you save money, pay off debt, and achieve your financial goals, so please take advantage of them.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 4, 2011
This past weekend I headed out west with my husband, brother, and his girlfriend to help my parents move into their new house. “The best inheritance a parent can give to their children is a few minutes of their time each day.&#. Darwin from Darwin’s Money asks Are You Better Off Than Your Parents?
Family Balance Sheet
AUGUST 11, 2016
” Her comment was echoed by another (in real life) conversation I was having with a different friend who is sending a child off to college this fall. The cost of college education is crushing and many parents feel compelled to assist or pay for the entire tuition. This leaves not much left to save for retirement.
Family Balance Sheet
JULY 2, 2015
Today’s Debt Free Story is from Acadia. She writes about simple living, parenting and her family’s foster story at Fostering Simplicity. We have a 5 year old son and are in the process of adopting our 2 year old and 4 month old foster sons, making us parents of 3 boys! If married, who initiated the debt free goal?
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
OCTOBER 15, 2011
Squirrelers: 7 Ways to Safeguard Your Children’s Financial Future If you’re a parent (or hope to be one someday), you’re not only responsible for your own finances, but for providing for the basic needs of your children. Instead of giving in, they used it as an opportunity to pay down debt!
Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
We started paying it off when we got married and became debt free just shy of our second anniversary. What inspired you to become debt free? I had watched my parents pay off their debt, including their house, when I was a pre-teen, which really influenced me. I initiated paying off the debt.
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