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Designate a Family Office Manager | Marriage & Money

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I read Millionaire Women Next Door around the same time that I became a mother and left the full-time work force to stay at home with our new baby. It was a hard transition for me to go from being an equal financial contributor in my marriage to staying at home with a baby and not bringing in a paycheck.

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Our 2017 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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” To get through that time, we crafted our Debt Freedom Plan , based on Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps, but tailored to meet our own needs and self-employed lifestyle. We also worked diligently to nurture our small business (our bread and butter) while my husband picked up a part-time job as a swim coach, one of his passions.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

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Our mom stayed home to raise us kids; she went to work part-time in the local school system after both my brother and I were in school. My dad was a blue-collar worker – a machine operator on the railroad who sometimes got laid off for periods of time in the winter. And every week, I’d throw away romaine lettuce. Guess what!

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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

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In September 2019, my husband and I accomplished our biggest financial goal in our almost 20 years of marriage. Overwhelmed with everything, I wrote our first Debt Freedom Plan based on Dave Ramey’s 7 Baby Step strategy but tailored to our lifestyle. Also, we both have side hustles.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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If you have a big financial goal, think about how much you pay someone to do something that you are capable of doing yourself. Yard sales are great for smaller items, like clothing, household and lawn items, and kids/baby stuff. 17 – Find a part-time job. Put the money in your emergency fund instead.

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Find out how Jessica & Her Husband Paid off $175,000 of Debt

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Along our part-time business my husband is a senior web designer for Ramsey Solutions aka Dave Ramsey. We live a pretty busy lives and when given free weekends at home we love spending time at home on our little farm. If married, who initiated the debt free goal? What are your financial goals now?

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Find out How Drew & Farrah Paid off $200k of debt, including their HOME

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Drew works full time for Department of Defense. Farrah works part time for Department of Defense. We obviously love Dave Ramsey and financial teachings so we help to teach those classes at our church one night a week. What are your financial goals now? Increase college funds for babies.

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