Financial Preparedness, Month 2 (Sep 2013)

This month you get to set your budget! Complete Step 3 (page 9) in The Family Finance Workshop and you gain the power to decide the financial outcome for you or your family. This will pay off big – it's an education only you can give yourself in how you spend your money. then with full knowledge you can act and not be acted upon – you decide (instead of letting advertising media or others decide) what you can and can't afford and what you do and do not need.

Realize that you will make adjustments as you figure out exactly what will work for you. For example you may want to spend $2 per month for cleaning supplies only to discover that you really need $4 per month. Experimenting and figuring it out as you go is okay.

Make sure you budget in that $11 per month for food storage – a little can do a lot in two years! Even after you acquire all the food storage you need, keep that pattern of saving to accomplish whatever meaningful ends you can dream up.
You have completed your 3-month storage.  Hooray!  Maintain it by replacing what you use (which should be easy because they are foods you normally eat!).  

*Complete Step 3 from The Family Finance Workshop

*Your ward specialist may schedule a ward cannery trip, or you are welcome do so individually or with a small group of friends.  Schedule your visit for 2 months from now.   

*Save $11 per person for your year’s food storage supply
*For 3-month storage: buy 1 week of everyday foods