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Family Investments: Home value ups and downs in 2011
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Your biggest family investment is your home. You will have pictures of holiday parties, children growing old, laughing at barbeques, and your home going through changes along with your lives. Read More
How to Make a Family Budget in Excel
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A family can only read so many articles and blogs on how to make a family budget. The words start to swirl and it becomes a hodge-podge of letter and numbers. Sometimes what a person needs is a visual. Read More
Decrease your Family Expenses with a Baby
in family expenses.
Having a baby increases your family expenses one hundred fold. If you thought buying a home (one time purchase), or getting a dog was expensive, just wait until there is another human being. They might be small, but they cost just as much as any other roommate! Read More
Lower Family Expenses At Outlet Stores
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Outlet stores were once a secret among shoppers, but now have become a staple to reduce family expenses. With clothing and electronics priced below 50% off, shopping at an outlet can really lower the cost of your family budget list. Read More
Tax Tips for Family Income Tax Time
in family income tax.
Tax season can bring up a lot of stress – calculating last year’s family income, collecting W-2’s and 1099’s, mortgage statements and miscellaneous receipts. If you’re children are old enough to work then you will also have to deal with their tax statements and organizing your dependents. Read More
