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Our Family Finances Update: January 2021

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January 2021 was a month of extremes in my family’s finances. I said goodbye to mini-van life in January when we traded in our 2007 Honda Odyssey for a 2018 Toyota Highlander. Instead, we opted to replace the tires and take a year or so to save for a car. I put down half the money and financed the other half.

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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

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For many households, their finances and budgets are in limbo. My family’s finances have also been affected. Our first storm: 2007. The year 2007 held such promise for us when it started, but by the end of the year, we were brought to our knees. For a variety of reasons, our business slowed down in 2007.

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What Is National Financial Literacy Month?

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On March 28, 2012 the Senate passed Resolution 409 that officially recognized April as National Financial Literacy Month. 6 percent of households in the United States are unbanked or underbanked and, so have missed opportunities for savings, lending, and basic financial services ( according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation).