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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

Family Balance Sheet

How Our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic. Storm #2: 2013. August 2013 was a month that I’d like to wipe from my memory. We’d survived the dip in 2007, carried no credit card debt, and we were contributing to our retirement. This new business debt weighed on me. Our first storm: 2007.

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Meet a Reader | Mid-Atlantic Julia

The Frugal Girl

I appreciate that she doesn’t sugarcoat things or present a perfect image, but shares real life with us. My husband and I bought our first home in 2013 when interest rates and housing prices were pretty low. and realized we should pay off this debt as quickly as possible. How did you get interested in saving money?

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Carnival of Personal Finance #384 – Time for a Laugh Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Kristen from My Dollar Plan reminds us Why You Should Tell Your Family About Your Debt. ” eemusings from NZ Muse presents Hybrid cars: a week in the fast lane. Peter from Bible Money Matters shares 10 Tips to Save Money on Your Christmas Shopping and Avoid Going Into Debt. I am a big believer in communicating.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #236 – May 11, 2012

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The Skilled Investor , Editor Budgeting and Economics Little House presents The Five Tool Budgeter posted at Little House in the Valley , saying, “In baseball, a five-tool player is one who excels in some of the game’s major skills: fielding, base running, hitting for power, hitting for contact, and throwing ability.

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