Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Carrie. She blogs about at Careful Cents where she helps creative freelancers and solopreneurs make a living from their craft. After nearly a decade of working my way up the career ladder, I quit my small business accounting job to start my blog, Careful Cents. What kind of debt was it?

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Debt Debt Free Financial Goals Goals 227

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 21, 2012

Each clip corresponds with one of the blog posts included this week. Kristen from My Dollar Plan reminds us Why You Should Tell Your Family About Your Debt. Peter from Bible Money Matters shares 10 Tips to Save Money on Your Christmas Shopping and Avoid Going Into Debt. I hope you enjoy them and the great articles they support.

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Finally Frugal

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Long time no blog! Here's a more organized update (and then I'll explain my dilemma): Here's where things stand now, in early-mid September 2012: Second Mortgage Debt: $31,400::::$25,176. Student Loan Debt: $61,762::::$29,318. Student Loan Debt: $61,762::::$29,318. Primary Mortgage Debt: $167,500::::$154,209.

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 6, 2012

Women’s Money Week will run from March 5th-11th, 2012 on WomensMoneyWeek.com — coinciding with International Women’s Day. It could be from the stress of unemployment, a large debt load, or the amount of shoes in someone's closet; money can be an evil force in a marriage. No surprise there; I write a blog about family finances.

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Money Financial Goals Goals Kids and Family 225

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 6, 2012

Welcome to the April 6, 2012 Edition #231 of the Carnival of Financial Planning. posted at Skilled Investor Blog , saying, ” If investment mutual fund managers were truly skilled at beating the market, then you would expect mutual fund manager performance prowess to persist over time. ” Managing Debt. Real Estate.

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Money Finance Personal Finance Real Estate 133

Finally Frugal

MAY 30, 2012

The good news is that I am on schedule to make more from my assorted part time jobs than I do at the full time job (now do you understand why I've not had the time or energy to update my blog more frequently?) So for those of you out there who are in debt up to your eyeballs (or armpits, or belly button. this CAN be done. A LOT of it.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

And, in 2012 alone, both Kia and Hyundai were found guilty of misstating their vehicles’ fuel efficiency by up to 15 percent , while a California woman was awarded nearly $10,000 when she sued Honda in small claims court for overstated mpg claims. So, what do you think?

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Finally Frugal

JANUARY 1, 2011

Little did I know when I started this blog in January of 2008 that I would learn so much and come so far in my struggle to overcome my debt and control my spending. Welcome to 2011! Over the past three years I've heard from so many of you who are in the same situation, either just beginning your journey or close to the end.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 10, 2012

These days, if you spend any time on most personal finance blogs, one of the author’s main goals in life is spending less money on stuff and more money travelling. One of my personal goals in 2012 is to travel more. So they hop on a plane and spend a week or two in the sun, coming back to even more debt.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 14, 2012

Welcome to the June 15, 2012 Edition #241 of the Carnival of Financial Planning. No Biggie, As Long as You’ve Got Your Phone posted at Wallet Blog , saying, “Like the idea of using your smartphone for everything, but would rather use cash than make contactless payments and lose track of your budget? Well, not to worry.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2012

The College Investor: Start Automatic Investing in 2012 – How you can automate your investing in 2012 the easy way. My Multiple Incomes: Blogging and Freedom of Speech – A look at where your freedom of speech ends when you blog. At the start of 2012 our net worth is $246,756.54!

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Credit Cards Credit Finance Personal Finance 220

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The Frugal Girl is one of the few blogs whose URL I have memorized, so I’ve never missed an entry! We had to sell it less than 3 years after buying it, and between that and the market timing (bought in 2009, sold in 2012), we were lucky to come out of the whole situation with our original mortgage paid off completely by the sale!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 9, 2012

This month, I have teamed up with a group of amazing blogging friends to give you a chance to win one, saving you having to spend a single penny. See Debt Run. The contest runs from December 10th to 28th 2012. How better to finish off Christmas than by winning an iPad 3. I mean, who doesn’t want this handy little device?!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 24, 2015

A 2012 study Cash Back Credit Card Analysis – done by research company Next Adviser compared rewards by card to find the cards that provided the most cash back. I could be using that time to obtain additional renters for our nightly rental program or writing posts for blogs like this one. The rewards are small. Guess what?

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Saving Everyday

JANUARY 10, 2012

My first week of 2012 didn’t go exactly as planned. The debt of gratitude that I feel for all of you, most of whom I will never meet, is indescribable. In my blogging life ~. I have been sick as a dog. Like don’t-want-to-get-out-of-bed sick. Today is the first day I feel somewhat human and motivated. I still cry.

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