Comments on: Crafting Your Personal Budget http://www.farnoosh.tv/financial-basics/debt-management/crafting-your-budget/ Farnoosh Torabi, Personal Finance Expert and Author of Psych Yourself Rich and You're So Money Sun, 29 Jan 2012 03:43:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Dee Menendez http://www.farnoosh.tv/financial-basics/debt-management/crafting-your-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-3169 Dee Menendez Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:06:26 +0000 http://www.farnoosh.tv/?p=2317#comment-3169 As the others, I fully enjoy your recommendations and teachings. I am new to your following. I am a single mother with three teeangers, two girls in college and my son in high school as a junior. Sadly, we have no financial (or otherwise) support from the biological father, actually, never have really had it. As a result, I have gotten myself up to my neck in debt and, want to so desperately, get out of the mess I am in. I currently have two jobs, and do a craft for side money. Also, I help my mother who lives on a small fixed income. While I meet my bills every month on time, I want to breathe deep not in a sigh but in relaxation. My house needs repairs, I would love a real vacation, want to feel the freedom versus the pressure when I make a purchase; this list can get pretty long. Is there a program or resource I can tap into that will help me? (Yes, I have tried child support agencies, to no avail at al! Actually, he has relinquished all parental rights to avoid the financial ties of support.) The brick wall I hit is that since I have two jobs and make "enough" to support the family, I do not qualify for government assistance. In reality, I need help! What can you recommend for myself and others in my situation? Dee As the others, I fully enjoy your recommendations and teachings. I am new to your following. I am a single mother with three teeangers, two girls in college and my son in high school as a junior. Sadly, we have no financial (or otherwise) support from the biological father, actually, never have really had it. As a result, I have gotten myself up to my neck in debt and, want to so desperately, get out of the mess I am in. I currently have two jobs, and do a craft for side money. Also, I help my mother who lives on a small fixed income. While I meet my bills every month on time, I want to breathe deep not in a sigh but in relaxation. My house needs repairs, I would love a real vacation, want to feel the freedom versus the pressure when I make a purchase; this list can get pretty long. Is there a program or resource I can tap into that will help me? (Yes, I have tried child support agencies, to no avail at al! Actually, he has relinquished all parental rights to avoid the financial ties of support.) The brick wall I hit is that since I have two jobs and make “enough” to support the family, I do not qualify for government assistance.

In reality, I need help! What can you recommend for myself and others in my situation?

Dee

]]> By: Liz Marquez http://www.farnoosh.tv/financial-basics/debt-management/crafting-your-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-2869 Liz Marquez Fri, 29 Apr 2011 20:55:12 +0000 http://www.farnoosh.tv/?p=2317#comment-2869 Farnoosh...I have been following you since you 'Bank of Mom and Dad' first aired. I have got to say that is a wonderful wake up call for all those who live outside their means. I feel I have always been responsible with money but just like the next person I racked up a lot on credit card balances on "wants instead of needs". I was also hit with my ex walking away from our home and not paying the mortgage for about 6 months. I got with a financial investor and she has helped me overcome the mortgage and I have gotten rentors into the home and it is "paying for itself"...with a few extra dollars out of my wallet. But the point of this rant is...ever since the gas has jumped I go to WalMart (as they offer .03 cents off when you use a gift card) on payday and fill up the giftcard with $60. Then I use the Cruise Control on my car and have seen that by driving the speed limit I only use 1/2 a tank of gas Monday through Friday....this accounts for traffic too. My work is about 20 miles from my apt so I can attest to the transportation comment you mentioned above. Thank you for all your advice and I plan to get more ideas when I read your new book.~Liz Farnoosh…I have been following you since you ‘Bank of Mom and Dad’ first aired. I have got to say that is a wonderful wake up call for all those who live outside their means. I feel I have always been responsible with money but just like the next person I racked up a lot on credit card balances on “wants instead of needs”. I was also hit with my ex walking away from our home and not paying the mortgage for about 6 months. I got with a financial investor and she has helped me overcome the mortgage and I have gotten rentors into the home and it is “paying for itself”…with a few extra dollars out of my wallet. But the point of this rant is…ever since the gas has jumped I go to WalMart (as they offer .03 cents off when you use a gift card) on payday and fill up the giftcard with $60. Then I use the Cruise Control on my car and have seen that by driving the speed limit I only use 1/2 a tank of gas Monday through Friday….this accounts for traffic too. My work is about 20 miles from my apt so I can attest to the transportation comment you mentioned above. Thank you for all your advice and I plan to get more ideas when I read your new book.~Liz

]]> By: laura Silvestri http://www.farnoosh.tv/financial-basics/debt-management/crafting-your-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-2613 laura Silvestri Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:55:40 +0000 http://www.farnoosh.tv/?p=2317#comment-2613 Hi, I saw you on the Nate Berkus show where you created a budget for new homeowners and I wanted to be able to pull that off so that I could show the homeowners how to create a budget for expenses and mortgage and etc. I can't seem to find that budget. I would like for you if you could to email me that one and how I can talk to the homeowners when I have a meeting for the new homeowners. I am the support chairwoman for the support committee for habit for Humanity.' Thank you for any consideration you can give to this matter. laura Hi,

I saw you on the Nate Berkus show where you created a budget for new homeowners and I wanted to be able to pull that off so that I could show the homeowners how to create a budget for expenses and mortgage and etc. I can’t seem to find that budget. I would like for you if you could to email me that one and how I can talk to the homeowners when I have a meeting for the new homeowners. I am the support chairwoman for the support committee for habit for Humanity.’

Thank you for any consideration you can give to this matter.

laura

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