Family Consulting ProjectAn Exercise in

Family Resource ManagementAmy Barber

Household Storage: Area1:GarageBEFORE AFTER

Household Storage: Area 1: GarageBEFORE AFTER

Household Storage: Area 1: GarageREUSED RECYCLED

Resource Allotment

Time: Exceeded estimate due to construction of storage solutions reusing existing items to suit new purpose.Money: Under budget due to creative shopping combined with the reuse of some existing items

Resource Estimated ActualTime 8 hours 8 hours 16 minutesMoney $50.00 $38.70

Household Storage: Area 2: Office

Office Sq Feet Before: 138.9 After: 45

Net Loss: 93.9 sq ft

Household Storage: Area 2: OfficeBEFORE AFTER

Household Storage: Area 2: OfficeCRAFT STORAGE RECORDS STORAGE

Household Storage: Area 2: OfficeOVERFLOW STORAGE CURRENT COURSE

MATERIALS

Household Storage: Area 2: OfficeNEW & IMPROVED ! RECYCLING

Resource Allotment

Time: Efficient use of time by working when family was away.

Money: By maximizing existing storage no additional items were needed.

RESOURCE ESTIMATED ACTUALTime 8 hours 4 hours 8 minutesMoney $0 $ 0

Time Management:Master Grocery List Weekly Menu Planner

Time ManagementCost per Trip

2 trips a week

3 trips a week

4 trips a week

5 trips a week

$ 1.19 $ 2.38 $ 3.57 $ 4.76 $ 5.95Monthly total

$ 9.52 $ 14.28 $ 19.04 $ 23.80

Time per Trip

2 trips a week

3 trips a week

4 trips a week

5 trips a week

45 min 90 min 135 min 180 min 225 minMonthly total

6 hours 9 hours 12 hours 15 hoursCost per trip is base on distance of 6.8 miles round trip at 20 mpg and average $3.50 a gallon of gasoline.Time per trip is based on approximately 15 minutes travel time one way and a minimum 15 minutes shopping.

Time: We were able to reduce time spent in trips by half.

Money: We were able to reduce spending by over 60%.

Estimates based on average for 3 trips a week.

Resource AllotmentResource AllotmentRESOURCE ESTIMATED ACTUAL

Time 9 hours 4 hours 8 minutesMoney $ 14.28 $ 4.76

Menu PlanningDOOR TO DOOR

DILEMMA

Menu PlanningFamily Favorites Menu

Utilizing the Time Log project it was clear that planning and preparation at the beginning of the month paid off by freeing up time for what was truly important.

Activity Food Prep Shopping Family

Daily Average

73 minutes 9 minutes 204 minutes

Percentage of Time

5 % > 1 % 14 %

Resource Allotment

New & Improved

The project has helped me streamline daily processes, organize in such a way that finding items are fast & easy. However, the biggest benefits have come through additional time with family, more productive study time and having “found time” to do things I enjoy such as sewing for myself and my children.