article thumbnail

4 Reasons to Graduate Debt-Free

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I graduated in 2012 with no loans from my degree. Graduating debt free would give you the opportunity to evaluate what type of company you’d rather work for, instead of who can afford you. It’s not easy to graduate without debt, but it’s definitely doable. However, this is not the case.

Debt 217
article thumbnail

2012 Financial Goals

Family Balance Sheet

We are still working through some numbers and there might be some adjustments in the timelines we have given ourselves, but these are our financial priorities for 2012. Our 2012 Financial Goals. Increase our Monthly Debt Payment. We have set a goal date of July 2015 to pay off all of our debt. Finish Will.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Friday Links – Long Weekend Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We are definitely looking forward to a long weekend. For anyone grappling with unemployment, Debt Guru has a great post at Debt Free Blog: Stuck in a Rut? How to Get Out of Unemployment posted at Debt Free Blog. Not to mention, one of our cars died twice so which was not helpful.

Fridays 187
article thumbnail

2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update

Family Balance Sheet

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. Dave Ramsey suggests to have a starter emergency fund of $1000 while focusing on paying off non-mortgage debt. DONE 2015.

Debt 100
article thumbnail

Meet Carrie. She Paid Off $14,000 in Debt in 14 Months.

Family Balance Sheet

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Carrie. It took just over a year (14 months to be exact) before I paid off all my debts and became debt free! I was only bringing home a net income of $3,000 a month, so paying $1,000 each month towards my debt was a lot of money, and took a lot of sacrificing.

Debt 227
article thumbnail

Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #231

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Welcome to the April 6, 2012 Edition #231 of the Carnival of Financial Planning. Jeremy Waller presents Do You Have What It Takes To Be Debt Free And Financially Successful? You see theres a reason that the majority of people are in debt. Here are 5 steps to painlessly become debt free. You probably dont.

Money 133