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Our Family Finances Update: January 2021

Family Balance Sheet

January 2021 was a month of extremes in my family’s finances. Found Money in January: $1681. I started donating plasma in January!!! A friend referred me and by the end of January, I made $591. I said goodbye to mini-van life in January when we traded in our 2007 Honda Odyssey for a 2018 Toyota Highlander.

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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. How Our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic. As the Family Office Manager , I handle the day-to-day finances for our family and I needed a way to communicate our finances to my husband.

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Meet Krista & Jon Who Paid Off $36,000 | Debt Free Stories

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Welcome to Debt Free Stories! They paid off $36,000 in debt and cash flowed graduate school. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? After graduating with our bachelor’s degrees Jon and I had about $36,000 in debt between us. What inspired you to get debt free? They blog at 2 Copper Coins.

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What are YOUR Financial Goals? | 31 Days to Organize Your Finances

Family Balance Sheet

Welcome to 31 Days to Organize Your Finances. We’ll talk about cash flow, budgets, debts, and all of the nitty gritty of our finances that might not be fun to talk about, but are so important to discuss. Earlier this year, my husband and I wrote a specific list of financial goals and named it Our Debt Freedom Plan.

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How I’m Managing our Family Budget during the Pandemic

Family Balance Sheet

Like many across the globe, my family’s finances are a bit unstable due to the Coronvius Pandemic. We paid off our last non-mortgage debt in September and have since sent that loan’s monthly payment to our mortgage principal. In January and February, my husband and I were contemplating replacing our 12.5

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Resolve to Regularly Discuss Your Finances with Your Spouse

Family Balance Sheet

A sunny day in the middle of January called us outdoors. I created our Family Balance Sheet years ago as a way for me to communicate the state of our finances to my husband. Column E = Monthly debt payment. Column H = Interest rate or finance charge. The third section is for our 2012 Financial Goals.

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Update and dilemma.

Finally Frugal

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. Primary Mortgage Debt: $167,500::::$154,209. Student Loan Debt: $61,762::::$39,070. What would you do?

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