Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Our Debt Freedom Plan has been a long winding road. The journey started in 2012 when we bought an office building for our business and then found ourselves with a lot of debt and not enough cash flow. In 2013, we took a controversial step and stopped contributing to our retirement plans, so we could focus on steps 2-4.

Debt 100

Debt 2019 Financial Goals Emergency Fund 100

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 4, 2014

We also were working on paying for Jon’s master’s degree and then my own masters degree, which I completed in December 2013. With tuition payments and debt payments we spent about $60,395 between January 2012 and March 2014 when we became completely debt free with two bachelor’s and two master’s degrees between us.

Debt Free 243

Debt Free Debt Goals Student 243

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 22, 2020

It was so big that I cried for two days straight– we paid off six figures in non-mortgage debts. How we got to six figures of non-mortgage debt: In the summer of 2012, we found an opportunity to purchase an office building for our small business. Living a life focused on paying off debt is not always easy.

Debt 130

Debt Health Insurance Insurance Budgeting 130

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Yep, we’re newlyweds and eloped together in December 2013. How did you celebrate when you became debt free? I became debt-free on May 29, 2012 and the first thing I did was quit my job as a seasonal tax pro. Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality.

Debt 227

Debt Debt Free Financial Goals Goals 227