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My Favorite Books I Read Again and Again

My Favorite Books I Read Again and Again
My Favorite Books I Read Again and Again    Such simple and profound marriage advice that hits home. I love the reminder of why I love being marrie...

February 2022 Amazon Finds

Photo by Christian Wiediger - February 2022 Amazon Favorites
February 2022 Family Finance Planners Amazon Finds    *Affiliate links attached to photos. I earn a small commission from sharing and I greatly ap...

Best Homemade Baked Lasagna

Photo by Karolina Kołodziejczak - Baked homemade lasagna for quick weeknight meals when you have time to prepare ahead
My go to weeknight lasagna recipe, from scratch. Takes about an hour from start to finish, depending on how quickly you cook. I am slow, so it usually takes me an hour and a half. But great when I have time to cook before I take kids to activities and can throw it in the oven while I drop off kids.

Preparing For Employee Benefit Enrollment Period

Preparing For Employee Benefit Enrollment Period
It is that time of year again where your company requires that you to put together your benefit package for the next year. Usually there are not too many options to pick from, but it can still be overwhelming. 

I tried to put together a quick workbook that hopefully will help you figure out what options work best for you and your family. 

Filling Out Your Annual Budget

Filling Out Your Annual Budget
The Family Finance Planner Workbook will help you review your expenses and help to create a more detailed budget. To help you fill out the pages relating to the annual budget, I created a video detailing how to use each of the pages relating to the Annual Budget.

Quick Review of Level 3 Wealth Accumulation

Quick Review of Level 3 Wealth Accumulation
A Quick Review of the Family Finance Planner Level 3

How I Budget Every Month, Year after Year and What I Have Learned Along the Way

How I Budget Every Month, Year after Year and What I Have Learned Along the Way
Family Finance Planner - Level 3 - Wealth Accumulation
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By Victoria Smith
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I start at the beginning of the year and fill out my budget book. I have been doing this for 10+ years and it has evolved into the planners that I have created to share with you all. My husband and I sit down and work through our whole year in December. My husband used to hate this and now he sees how much it helps me to plan and actually have the funds set aside for all our big plans.

Summer Chore Ideas

Summer Chore Ideas
Summer Planning and Chore Charts. A few helpful links I used this year to help get my summer planned and each day organized.

Repeat Purchase Planner

Repeat Purchase Planner
Toilet paper, makeup, diapers, wipes, toilet bowl cleaner... The list goes on and on. Use the repeat purchase planner to track how often you purchase some of the most common items in your household. Keeping track and estimating the cost of these purchases can relieve some strain off of your monthly groceries budget.

Retirement Planner

Retirement Planner
From year to year, you will have a way to track grown and contributions, which could be helpful for taxes in future years as well. 

Kids Activities

Kids Activities
Planning and paying for children's activities can be an added stress in our already busy lives. Using this planner allows you to track the cost and the times that you pay for each activity.

Semi Annual Budget

Semi Annual Budget
Semi Annual Budget to make changes to your budget by looking back six months and making changes looking forward for the next six months.