Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Bankrate’s AdvisorMatch can connect you to a CFP® professional to help you achieve your financial goals. Here’s what financial planning is all about and what you need to know to get started. What is a financial plan? Debt reduction – How much do you need to pay down and how can you do it?

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 2, 2022

” Kids (and parents) get excited about summer trips and activities, so I like to post a family calendar on the refrigerator with all of our summer plans and activities. Budget-Friendly Summer Fun Ideas: Summer activities can be found all around you. You can enjoy all of these activities and more at a state park!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 11, 2013

I like the activities and all but my life has felt over scheduled these days. Take a peak and see what I read this week: Good Reads From The Blogosphere: Jen from Money Rebound writes about Realistic Ways to Slash Your Student Loan Debt – Such a timely post considering the recent rate changes for federal student loans in the United States!

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Key takeaways A personal loan is money you can borrow to finance large purchases, consolidate debt, invest in yourself or cover emergency expenses. Working to improve your credit score and reduce your debt-to-income ratio before applying can help get you the best loan terms. You will also start to repay the money.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 4, 2011

Many people are still trapped in debts and financial insufficiency due to the wrong formula or mindset they’ve been following ever since they got employed. If you use the formula: INCOME–EXPENSES = SAVINGS , then you are bound to find yourself with a ‘financial cavity’. Set Financial Goals. Get Out of Debt.

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 11, 2021

Do our goals still make sense now that we’re in the trenches of the new year? Take some time to review your yearly financial goals. SMART goals are: S – specific. T – time-based, tangible, In 2019, we paid off six figures of non-mortgage debts. Related Reading : How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 17, 2018

It was a week spent together without having to worry about getting our kids from one activity to the other. On Saturday morning before the kids got home, we hit 3 neighborhood yard sales, another activity that we love to do together, but don’t get a chance to do very often. We want to be debt free.

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APRIL 1, 2011

Welcome in the beauty of the season with 5 Steps to Spring Cleaning Your Finances Review your 2011 Financial Goals. Did you make some financial goals for 2011 back in January? Take some time this month to review your goals. Check your credit report for errors or unauthorized activity.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 2, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Acadia. We strive to be a pretty active family. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? All of our debt was $97,000 in student loan debt. We ended up buying a house from a relative, which put us in even more debt. Where are you from?

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 12, 2015

Refresh your memory with what you were thinking at the beginning of the year and review your yearly financial goals. You’re now in the trenches of the new year, do those goals still make sense? When reviewing your goals, did you use the S.M.A.R.T. method when you wrote them? Are they: S – specific. M – measurable.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 10, 2012

If you’ve ever wanted to find a way to make either activity enjoyable, I’ll share my secrets. Do you want to be debt free? Once you’ve made some financial goals that motivate and inspire you, try and put dollar amounts around them. Once your financial goals and costs are set, now you add in your income and expenses.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 4, 2011

They are also there working with you to help you reach your goals; even those financial goals. Philip from Deliver Away Debt shares his story: How I Delivered Away My Debt. If we put our mind and actions to reaching a goal then we will complete it. Families are our rock, our support system, and our fans.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 10, 2012

’ Financial Planning Ashley presents Should I Get Married with Debt? Savvy Scot controversially talks about how to spend money and what so many financial bloggers are doing wrong! Do you have thousands of dollars worth of student loan debt and/or credit card debt? I find myself looking more and more often.

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Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

This increases your mortgage debt but gives you money that you can invest or use to fund a goal, like a home improvement project. You can use these funds as retirement income, to pay medical bills or for any other goal. Debt consolidation refinance Caret Down Like cash-out refinances, debt consolidation refinances give you cash.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2021

He then advises paying off your non-mortgage debt before fully funding an emergency fund with 3 – 6 months worth of expenses. Now that we’ve paid off six figures of non-mortgage debt , we are working on saving 6 months’ expenses and maybe even more. Check my Frugal Family Activities list for ideas.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2016

He then advises paying off your non-mortgage debt before fully funding an emergency fund with 3 – 6 months worth of expenses. Being self-employed, we have a higher starter fund on hand and when we pay off our non-mortgage debt, we will save to at least 6 months expenses and maybe even more. 1 – Determine how much you need.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Get started: Define your personal and financial goals. These things can hurt your credit score or impact your debt-to-income ratio, which can imperil your final loan approval. Traditionally, spring is the start of the homebuying season , with many listings hitting the market and activity peaking over late spring/early summer.

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The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

We all love outdoor activities, but we don’t all enjoy the same ones. A lot of blood, sweat, and tears were shed here, but we both agree that having no mortgage gave us a serious leg up on our retirement savings and other financial goals. We consider her our “bonus kid” and our family is extremely close.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 8, 2018

I came up with strategies to help us pay for yearly bills, large expenses, and we were able to pay off debts. Personally, budgeting has allowed us to control of our money, reach financial goals, and start planning for our dream life. If you have financial goals, budgeting will be an important tool to reaching those goals.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) says passive income can come from two sources : rental property or a business in which one does not actively participate, such as being paid book royalties or stock dividends. It’s easy to find a qualified financial advisor to guide you through life’s most important financial decisions.

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Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

California homeowners with active Allstate home insurance were not dropped, but the insurer stated that “wildfires, higher costs for repairing homes and higher reinsurance premiums” motivated the choice to limit new business. Additionally, Allstate stopped writing new home and condominium insurance policies in California. stars out of 5 4.1

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 7, 2015

Today’s debt free story is from Stacy. Barry is a woodworker in his spare time and I cook – I wish I did more, but sometimes I even find it hard to take a shower, so it’s not my time for adding new activities. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? What inspired you to get debt free?

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