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Balanced FI Podcast

Balanced FI Podcast

Written by: RaLea Harbrige
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 The Balanced FI podcast is all about practical, real-world ways to pay off debt, save money, and balance life with financial goals. Each week your host, RaLea, dives into a family finance topic that will improve your life: the steps to financial security, debt payoff methods, easy ways to save money on everyday expenses, and more... all with a dose of intentional living, a dash of minimalism & a splash of the realities of parenting a child with disabilities.2021 Balanced FI Podcast Economics Parenting Personal Finance Relationships Self-Help Success
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  • 42. How to Make the 52 Week Savings Challenge Work for You

    42. How to Make the 52 Week Savings Challenge Work for You
    May 25 2022

    Welcome to the Balanced FI Podcast, episode 42 - How to Make the 52 Week Savings Challenge Work for You

    The 52 Week Savings Challenge is a simple method for saving a large amount. Making smaller deposits each week will help you reach your savings goal amount by the end of the year-long challenge period.

    Print out one of the trackers included in this article for monitoring your savings progress.   You don’t have to start your challenge at the beginning of the year, but the $1000 and $5000 Savings trackers are set up to accumulate those amounts before Christmas.

     

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    Read: How to Make the 52 Week Savings Challenge Work for You + Free 52 Week Savings Challenge Tracker Downloads

    Read: The Financial Security Steps: Welcome!

    Read: Financial Security Step 2a: Save a Mini Emergency Fund

    Read: Financial Security Step 2b: Begin Saving for Retirement

    Read: Financial Security Step 6: Create a Budget

    Read: Financial Security Step 3: Save for Recurring Expenses

    Read: Financial Security Step 7: Pay off Debt

    Read: Financial Security Step 8: Save an Emergency Fund

    Read: Financial Security Step 9: Increase Retirement Contributions

    Read: Financial Security Step 10: Choose Your Next Financial Goal

    Read: 30 Day Challenge + Free 30 Day Tracker

    Sign up: Balanced Family Financial Fix waitlist
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    17 mins
  • 41. The Best Mother's Day Gift Ideas for Moms of Young Kids

    41. The Best Mother's Day Gift Ideas for Moms of Young Kids
    May 11 2022

    Welcome to the Balanced FI Podcast, episode 41 - The Best Mother's Day Gift Ideas for Moms of Young Kids

    These Mother’s Day gift ideas for moms with young kids are guaranteed to score the dads out there some major brownie points. We all know it’s Dad’s job to buy Mother’s Day gifts when their children are young. That also means there’s more pressure to buy a great gift.  Mom is going to appreciate anything directly from the kids. It’s on Dad to buy something that shows his appreciation for all she does.

     

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    Read: The Best Mother’s Day Gift Ideas, for Moms of Young Kids

    Read: 5 Tips for a Frugal Christmas

    Read: 6 Ways to Have a Frugal Valentine’s Day
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    12 mins
  • 40. How to Start a Virtual Bookkeeping Business

    40. How to Start a Virtual Bookkeeping Business
    Apr 27 2022
    Welcome to the Balanced FI Podcast, episode 40 - How to Start a Virtual Bookkeeping Business, based on my own experience in starting one. I’ll walk you through the major decisions you need to make, step by step, to get this side hustle off the ground. The most important reminder is to not fake your qualifications; don’t pass yourself off as a bookkeeper with no knowledge or experience.We’ll cover the basic steps, likeDecide on a business name & business typeRegister with your state & the IRSOpen a business bank accountGet liability insuranceTrain on bookkeeping practices & softwareDecide what services to offerSet up your tech FIND US:Balancedfi.com -- Podcast -- Facebook -- Instagram -- Pinterest -- Hello@balancedfi.com RESOURCES:Read- How to start a virtual bookkeeping businessRead- It’s Not Easy Parenting a Child with DisabilitiesRead more- Debt Payoff JourneyRead more- Financial Security StepsResource- Choose a business structureResource- About Form W-9, Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and CertificationResource- Register your businessResource- Apply for an Employer Identification Number (EIN) OnlineResource- Intro to Accounting Training CourseResource- QuickbooksResource- National Association of Certified Public BookkeepersResource- Google DriveResource- DropboxResource- TrelloResource- AsanaResource- MondayResource- Adobe AcrobatResource- SquarespaceResource- Wordpress SOURCES:Buy- HP LED monitorBuy- Wireless keyboard & mouse comboBuy- Dell Inspiron laptopBuy- Lexmark color laser multifunction printerBuy- Logitech Pro webcamSubscribe- Quickbooks OnlineBuy- Microsoft DynamicsSubscribe- XeroSubscribe- FreshBooks
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    32 mins
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