Comments on: Have A Family? Get A Budget! http://parentingfamilymoney.com/57/family-get-a-budget/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=family-get-a-budget A Stay-At-Home-Dad Making Ends Meet Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:58:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Glenhttp://parentingfamilymoney.com/57/family-get-a-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-572 Glen Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:36:58 +0000 http://parentingfamilymoney.com/?p=57#comment-572 It's amazing how quickly little things can add up, isn't it! It’s amazing how quickly little things can add up, isn’t it!

]]> By: Dustin@FinancialKnowledgeOnlinehttp://parentingfamilymoney.com/57/family-get-a-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-547 Dustin@FinancialKnowledgeOnline Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:27:10 +0000 http://parentingfamilymoney.com/?p=57#comment-547 Until my wife and I started using a budget we had no idea where our money was going. After we realized that I was spending $50 a month on sodas, we finally understood how important a budget actually could be. I honestly think that if we did not have a written budget my wife would have had to go back to work; which is not in the plan! Until my wife and I started using a budget we had no idea where our money was going. After we realized that I was spending $50 a month on sodas, we finally understood how important a budget actually could be. I honestly think that if we did not have a written budget my wife would have had to go back to work; which is not in the plan!

]]> By: PFMAdminhttp://parentingfamilymoney.com/57/family-get-a-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-85 PFMAdmin Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:19:59 +0000 http://parentingfamilymoney.com/?p=57#comment-85 For us, we realized that having more kids would mean one of would stay home. This is when we started to budget and live like we had one income. Extra from the other income went into savings. When our son was born, we had an ample emergency fund that we could tap into. We fully expected to use our savings but interestingly we didn't need to and that was when we knew we could live off one income.I think many families spend to the full extent of two incomes so if one is lost their spending habits can't handle it. For us, we realized that having more kids would mean one of would stay home. This is when we started to budget and live like we had one income. Extra from the other income went into savings. When our son was born, we had an ample emergency fund that we could tap into. We fully expected to use our savings but interestingly we didn’t need to and that was when we knew we could live off one income.

I think many families spend to the full extent of two incomes so if one is lost their spending habits can’t handle it.

]]> By: Barbarahttp://parentingfamilymoney.com/57/family-get-a-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Barbara Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:06:55 +0000 http://parentingfamilymoney.com/?p=57#comment-84 The point you've raised about families on a single income is a really valid and relevant one and it's usually only when the family is faced with the prospect of a single income that they realize just how essential a written budget is. Sadly, too many people tend to ignore the necessity for such discipline and then wonder why there's never enough to last and why the bills just keep mounting up. Personally, I think the best time to get into the habit of budgeting and planning future finances and investments is while you have more income or a double income to work with. That way, the fruits and benefits of budgeting can be experienced and the practice becomes a good habit that can then carry a family through tougher times such as those that many families have been faced with throughout this recession. Thanks again for your useful article Stay-at-home-dad! Barbara The point you’ve raised about families on a single income is a really valid and relevant one and it’s usually only when the family is faced with the prospect of a single income that they realize just how essential a written budget is.
Sadly, too many people tend to ignore the necessity for such discipline and then wonder why there’s never enough to last and why the bills just keep mounting up. Personally, I think the best time to get into the habit of budgeting and planning future finances and investments is while you have more income or a double income to work with. That way, the fruits and benefits of budgeting can be experienced and the practice becomes a good habit that can then carry a family through tougher times such as those that many families have been faced with throughout this recession.
Thanks again for your useful article Stay-at-home-dad!
Barbara

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