family budget

Budget Basics

January 13, 2011

As we enter the second week of the new year, I thought it would be appropriate to revisit my post on budget basics. I still clearly remember the shock to the system that going to one income caused me. Luckily my dear husband is very sorted when it comes to the finance department. We did [...]

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Top 10 Money Saving Tips For Families

November 16, 2010

Image by alancleaver_2000 Today’s guest post is by the team at MyLife. MyLife is a friendly, but professional financial planning firm, that specialises in helping families. MyLife aim to help people pay off their mortgage in up to half the time and invest safely for their future. They are based in Blackburn (Melbourne) but also [...]

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Monthly Review June

July 2, 2009

It is incredibly true that time flies when you are having fun! We are now half way through 2009 and almost half way through the first year of our new baby’s life (he is 5 months already!). So it is time to review what I have been doing and what I want to do. This [...]

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Half Yearly Review – Family Goals For 2009

July 2, 2009

Back in January I detailed what our Family’s Goals for 2009 would be. This is the first year that I have done something like this. I have found it too be incredibly helpful to have these goals to look back and assist me in working out what I need to be doing. June Review – [...]

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Family Budget Review – Quarter 1 2009

March 26, 2009

This time of the month I would usually post a monthly review of my goals that I had set for the month. For March I am doing something slightly different. As March is marks the end of the first quarter of the calendar year, I thought this would be the ideal time. to review how [...]

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Family Budget For The New Year

January 1, 2009

The New Year is a great time to revise the family budget and set new goals for the family finances. We have been running a family budget since we went to one income about seven years ago. Over these years we have developed a comprehensive excel spreadsheet for the family budget. I do have to [...]