Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. Because we wanted to get out of debt as fast as possible, we stopped saving money after we had an emergency fund in place. We all the extra money we had been putting away toward debt reduction. Make paying off debt a priority.

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Debt Free Debt Emergency Fund Finance 241

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

I still have debt to pay off and want to buy a house, so all of that inflation money could go toward saving or paying down debt more quickly. I think setting it up like this so that it never hits my account will stop me from rerouting the money toward less important things, like new dresses and shoes.

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Debt Goals Money Bills 189

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 1, 2016

I know many of you are in similar situations of needed to save, but wanting to pay off debt, and eventually be able to put money in savings. Although I don’t claim to be an expert, I have learned many money saving tips through the past 7 years of running this frugal blog. Saving Money on Haircuts.

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Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

We realized that we wanted to travel as a family and the only thing keeping us from seeing the world was money. Daniel can work anywhere there is an internet connection and the kids can homeschool anywhere, but we didn’t have the money to buy the plane tickets or book AirBnB apartments. How did you celebrate when you became debt free?

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Debt Debt Free Finance Friends And Family Sale 245

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Quitting my job is one of the things being debt free has enabled us to do. have barely any bills and be able to live off passive income. If you want to become debt free, I’m here to tell you it is TOTALLY worth all the time, effort, and frustration. How much debt did you pay off?

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Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Financial Goals 236

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 18, 2019

We ran the numbers of the purchase and they looked great on paper, but paper doesn’t account for a new server, a roof leak, unexpected medical bills, and other calamities. To ease my anxiety about our new loans, we took the Financial Peace University home course and it changed how we thought about debt.

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Debt 2019 Financial Goals Emergency Fund 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Paying off debt is hard to do. Read John’s post about his stumbles on the way to paying off his debt at The Money Principle. How to Save Money Visiting Yellowstone National Park. How to Save Hundreds of Dollars a Year on Your Water Bill.

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Nicoles Nickels

APRIL 9, 2014

While good budgetary moves are to save or pay off debt, spending that money on something pleasurable and financially worthwhile for the future can be just as wise. If there’s one thing that people hate doing the most, it’s their taxes. But with tax time comes that welcomed question – “what to do with my tax refund?”

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Taxes Sears Pay Off Debt Vacuums 69

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2017

medical bills, a small credit card, both of our cars, and student loans. burden for us at first were the medical bills. debts one by one. What inspired you to become debt free? When my husband and I got married, we were making hardly any money. full-time so we started bringing in a decent amount of money.

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Debt Debt Free Friends And Family Sale Budgeting 100

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Try adjusting the terms, loan types or rate until you find a debt consolidation plan that fits your goals and budget. Debt consolidation is the process of combining several debts into one new loan. The goal is to streamline payments, lower interest, and pay off debt more quickly.

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Debt Calculators Credit Cards Credit 52

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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Debt Credit Cards Credit College Tuition 52

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? worth of debt. We owed money to just about everybody. We had two student loans that still had balances, even though we’d already been paying on them for 10 years. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt.

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Debt Debt Free Budgeting Budget 100

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 2, 2015

I did read about the Dave Ramsey method, however, I knew that for us, it would take something more extreme than cutting expenses and putting that money towards our debt. Once we did that we were able to pay everything off at once. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 16, 2015

I was 22 weeks pregnant, and left with a leg injury and a mound of medical bills. The fear of losing my baby led to the desire for me to be a stay at home mom, but I knew that would never work if we were in such debt. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. There were no money arguments.

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Debt Debt Free Finds Goals 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

They pay off mountains of debt and scream about debt freedom, or maybe they save gobs of money in a record amount of time, or they have considerable success with their new small business. 5 Steps to Crush Debt + a FREE Debt Payoff Tracker. In reality, they were driven, focused, and S.M.A.R.T.

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Financial Goals Goals Debt Budgeting 100

Saving Cents With Sense

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Let’s look at where you could save a little money this holiday season: Christmas Lights. If you’ve got dishes to prepare for the office potluck, dinner at the in-laws and Christmas morning breakfast—in addition to your annual holiday baking—you’ve got some big grocery bills that figure into the cost of Christmas.

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Christmas DIY Debt Pay Off Debt 75

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 15, 2011

Money Cone: 9 Impulse Buys that Turned Out Better than Expected We’ve all bought stuff based on commercials that turned out nothing like how it was advertised. Live Real, Now: Make Extra Money, Part 6: Setting Up a Site In this installment of the Make Extra Money series, LRN is going to show you how to set up a WordPress site.

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Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

It offers a set amount at a fixed interest rate, so it’s best for borrowers who know exactly how much money they need. You can use the funds from a home equity loan for any purpose, but there’s a possible tax benefit if you use the money to improve your home. Second, the amount of debt needs to be fairly significant.

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Home Debt Credit Cards Credit 52

For the Mommas

JANUARY 23, 2013

Saving more (52%), spending less (19%) and paying off debt (19%). Have more money automatically withdrawn from your paycheck and put in your 401k. If you’re still worried you’ll break your resolution, consider motivating yourself by money. Paying Off Debt. The top 3 financial resolutions?

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Monitors Credit Debt Consumer 40

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 4, 2014

When Jon and I were married, we acknowledged that high paying careers were not on the docket for us, knowing that we wanted to have both comfortable and generous lives we decided that we would have to be incredibly diligent with our resources. The first step in this diligence was paying off debt.

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Debt Free Debt Goals Student 243

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 5, 2015

What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. We saved any that we could from my husbands checks, we sold things from around the house on craigslist and ultimately we started taking everything we earned from our photography business which was a normal part of income for us and used it all on debt.

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For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

You can use the difference in income to pay off debt, save or invest. And if you rent, save money and then invest the difference. Save money by preparing your own meals. Gifts don’t have to cost a lot of money. Drink water to save money and calories. 20 Tips for Frugal Living. Eat out less.

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Frugal Lives Frugal Living Frugal Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions 49

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 6, 2011

Are you currently in debt? Are you feeing overwhelmed with the number of bills or creditors you have to pay off? Like many of us who have previously been in debt, I know how difficult financial management can be. I was literally throwing my money out the window. Don’t take out an additional loan.

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Debt Finance Pay Off Debt Credit 113

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

However, since paying off our debt, I have become a much bigger fan of the baby steps laid out by Dave Ramsey and really see the wisdom in paying off debt in that fashion. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. Earn extra money. Sell things.

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Debt Debt Free College Finds 100

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 10, 2014

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. What inspired you to get debt free?

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Debt Debt Free Financial Goals Goals 227

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 22, 2020

However, we were never going to make any substantial headway on paying off these loans early unless we had some heavy hitters and our monthly retirement contribution was a heavy hitter. As hard as it was to do, we stopped contributing to our retirement for about three years and applied that money to these loans.

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Debt Health Insurance Insurance Budgeting 130

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 27, 2015

We are both planners and despise wasting money on debt/interest, which is what led us to pay off our mortgage as soon as we could! How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We paid off a total of $118,000 debt. What inspired you to get debt free?

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Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Finds 100

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 8, 2018

Do you feel like you have more month than money? Do you look at your bank account and wonder, “where did all the money go?” Many years ago, our cash flow sucked, we put Christmas on a credit card, and I wasn’t sure how I was going to pay for a large tax bill. ” We’ve been there too.

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Budgeting Budget Financial Goals Goals 133

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 2, 2016

It was getting to the point that as soon as I got paid, covered my monthly bills and made the required debt repayments my bank account was back to zero again. It really was no way to live; constantly worrying about a surprise bill dropping through the door and how I could handle even the slightest financial emergency.

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Debt Finds Debt Free Pay Off Debt 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 25, 2011

Miss T, in her post “ Remember, Slow and Steady Wins the Race ” states “After failing [to get out of debt] a couple times, I came to the realization that I needed a new plan, one that was attainable and manageable for the long term. Paying off debt is great but having no quality of life in the process is not the way to do it.

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Debt College Goals Life Insurance 172

Saving Cents With Sense

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

If your partner’s employer matches entire contributions, it’s better to put more money towards that than yours where you receive only 50 percent matching. Paying Off Debt. If both of you are entering your marriage with debt, you might have previously been tackling your accounts in the ways that made individual sense.

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Taxes Debt Finance Wedding 40

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 7, 2015

Today’s debt free story is from Stacy. She shares delicious recipes, money saving tips and frugal living posts at her blog, Stacy Makes Cents. I was raised debt-free and Barry was introduced to a debt-free lifestyle from his grandmother and aunt. Live junk and debt free! But not usually about money.

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