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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

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Our emergency fund. I am totally paraphrasing the year, but had it not been for the money in our emergency savings, we would most likely have used credit cards to survive. We reduced our spending where we could, but the money to pay any shortfall each month came from our emergency fund. Yep, life was good.

Debt 130
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How I’m Managing our Family Budget during the Pandemic

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I have written often about the importance of an emergency fund. I’ve shared before that April is the most expensive month of the year for us because our homeowners/auto insurance and property taxes are all due, along with any federal or state taxes that we might owe. Cash is King.

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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

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In September 2019, my husband and I accomplished our biggest financial goal in our almost 20 years of marriage. 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. The Heavy Hitters: 1. We increased our income. Health Sharing Ministry.

Debt 130