Family Balance Sheet

JULY 13, 2016

So I’m thrilled to bring you today’s story, because I actually watched this couple’s debt free scream when it was live on the show. They write a personal blog, Where Love Takes Us. Drew & Farrah’s Debt Free Story. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? 200k in 5 years.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 22, 2011

Hello and welcome to the 10th Yakezie Blog Swap. One Cent at a Time shares 23 ways reusing household items can save you money at Sustainable Life Blog. Debt Eye tells us how to eliminate the paper trail at Little House in the Valley. Little House in the Valley shares how going car-lite can save money at Debt Eye.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 2, 2016

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Richard of Frugality Magazine , where he shares frugal living tips for financial freedom. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? In total I estimate I paid off round $40,000 worth of debt, though depressingly a fair chunk of that was just interest.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 21, 2015

Today’s debt free story is from Aja. She writes about family, finances and faith at her blog, Principles of Increase. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We paid off about $110K worth of debt. What inspired you to get debt free? Tell us about you and your family. The budget is key.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Charissa. She helps readers gain control of their finances and live well on a budget at her blog Cook with a Shoe . How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We started paying it off when we got married and became debt free just shy of our second anniversary.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Brian. He writes at Debt Discipline about about how his family of 5 deals with money, budgets and debt. I started my blog Debt Discipline to help keep us accountable while paying off our debt. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it?

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 19, 2014

Prior to FPU, we thought we were doing well financially and never considered that we had too much debt. We didn’t have credit card debt, we paid off our car notes early, and the interest rate on the student loan was at a low 2.75%, so we thought we were doing okay. But Dave Ramsey’s view of debt is very different.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 16, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Lydia. She blogs about living a limitless life on a limited budget at Frugal Debt Free Life. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We paid off $36,000 in student loans, credit cards, cars and a bit of medical debt. What inspired you to get debt free?

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 4, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Maureen. She writes at A Debt Free Stress Free Life. Besides writing on my personal finance blog, A Debt Free Stress Free Life, I’m an adjunct professor at a local college and own a residential and commercial cleaning business. How much debt did you pay off? Where are you from?

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 22, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Deacon. He is a financial coach and blogs at Well Kept Wallet. I own two different business, Phoenix SEO Company which helps businesses get on the first page of Google and Well Kept Wallet which is a Financial Education company. How much debt did you pay off?

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Jen. My family and I are most known for paying off over $212,000 worth of debt and medical expenses in four years. In addition to paying off a ton of debt, I am also a 8-time national weightlifter and 2-time US Olympic Festival medal winner as well as an Ironman triathlete.

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Motherhood Moments

JANUARY 24, 2023

Keep in mind that a home warranty will be an extra expense each month, but it may be well worth it for peace of mind. Pay Off Debts to Be More Attractive to Lenders If you have real debt problems, then another solution is to start paying off what you owe. The higher your credit score, the lower your payment or interest rate.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 25, 2011

Today I wanted to share with you the names of some of my favourite blogs and why I like them. I like this blog because it practices what it preaches. The tips they share on their blog are tips they have tested and tried and can vouch for. Sustainable Life Blog. Canadian Finance Blog. Sustainable Personal Finance.

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The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

I also had a blog several years ago (a little more on that below), but these days I write periodic essays at A Word on Substack as well as short, inspiring (I hope) messages most mornings at Good Notes. It was during that time that I came across Kristen’s blog and I loved her voice and practical tips. Fun fact: J.D.

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Daughter Green And Frugal Money Grandmother 130

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 5, 2014

She runs MoneyZen Wealth Management , and has a financial blog geared toward helping women master their finances. How we handle our money early in life can impact us in future years- for example, young adults who rely on credit may find themselves continuing this pattern throughout life and consumed with debt.” Kimberly Palmer.

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Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 24, 2012

Then more than a year ago something in me changed after a health scare and I realized that it’s important to pay off debt and save more than ever. I’m currently taking care of my debt one month at a time. However, I know now that paying off debt is more important. Catch up on her latest adventures on her blog Ocean Dreams.

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

We don’t live super frugally, but we do live well within our means and try not to be wasteful with our resources. I only started reading the blog when I saw Kristen’s post about her separation and was curious what had happened. I hope I can teach my kids as well as my parents taught me.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 17, 2018

This is our very last non-mortgage loan and we send an extra payment every month as part of our Debt Freedom Plan. You can only cut so much from a budget, so to increase our cash flow, we’ll need to earn extra income by growing our small business and growing my blog. I’ll apply that money to the debt. Save for a camper upgrade.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Well, I have to officially say I am exhausted again. The blog is suffering, time with the hubby is lacking, my to do list at home is growing exponentially, and the board I am on is also keeping me hopping. This weekend I am going to do my due diligence at working on our trip planning and catching up with blogging activities.

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The Frugal Girl

DECEMBER 11, 2023

We bought a cheap old trampoline and enclosed the bottom with chicken wire as their run It has been a learning curve to take care of this much land, as well as the chickens and cows we’ve since added. In my free time I enjoy canning and preserving food (well, I enjoy the results of it, ha!), canned peaches = summer in a jar 2.

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 18, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Ruth. She is the author of the successful website, Living Well Spending Less , where she writes about finding the Good Life on a budget. My husband was formerly an aerospace engineer but is now a stay-at-home-dad, and I run a blog called LivingWellSpendingLess.com. What kind of debt was it?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 2, 2013

Weiss @ The Insurance Protection Blog explains how much insurance a First Time Homeowner needs. Jeremy @ Modest Money wrote a Guide to Starting a Blog with his top blogging tips. Deacon @ Well Kept Wallet paid off debt in 18 months and is inviting readers to do the same. The ABC’s of Debt Reduction.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 10, 2012

These days, if you spend any time on most personal finance blogs, one of the author’s main goals in life is spending less money on stuff and more money travelling. I want to use up all my holidays from work, as well as going on some random weekend road trips. Pay off your debts. Get Your Financial House In Order First .

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The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

I was searching for ways to cut back on expenses and found this blog. My oldest child and our dogs not too long before I started reading this blog! As an adult, it’s important to me to continue to be generous, as well as, provide financial security for myself and my family. I quickly became a daily reader. helping out 7.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 26, 2016

As God is my witness, it WILL be the year that we pay off the last of our non-mortgage debt. At the time, we had 4 business loans and 1 student loan that were weighing on us, so we created our Debt Freedom Plan. Apply any Found Money to Debt. I’ll apply that money to the debt. 2016 will be THE year.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 11, 2013

Hope your week went well. 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! Happy Friday everyone. How is your summer?

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

They seem to be everywhere on Facebook, blogs, radio shows, and websites. 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. His 2017 goal is to make $100,000 in online income.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2017

I love her passion for helping others along their debt free journey. Krystal & Josh’s Debt Free Story. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? It took us four years, but we paid off over $80,000 of debt! We are debt. debts one by one. What inspired you to become debt free?

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The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

I enjoy blogging and biking, and I usually cycle between 15 and 20 miles a day indoors when I’m not getting out to hit a bike trail. My mom cut coupons and sewed her own clothes and mine, as well. We paid an excavator (to dig the hole for the foundation), a well driller and a cabinet maker (for our kitchen and bathroom cabinets).

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

This spring, the gym closed down and sold off their equipment at a deep discount so now I am well stocked for any kettlebell weight I want to use. I first stumbled across Kristen’s blog about 10 years ago. This is completely inspired by this blog. How long have you been reading The Frugal Girl? Being consistent.

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 27, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Olivia. She blogs about living a fabuLESS life at Snyders Tell All. I also blog at Snyders Tell All. 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?

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Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Finds 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 2, 2014

Christmas and New Years with friends and family went well though. If so, follow these 3 Basic Rules from Bob at Dwindling Debt. SBB from Simple Budget Blog has a great post for all you renters out there: Renters Insurance: All the Pros, None of Cons. Where I happen to live we have been colder than Mars. Said so on the news.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 22, 2012

Canadian Finance Blog hosted the Canadian Finance Carnival #76 and included the guest post Staying Positive in a Bad Situation as did Thirty Six Months who hosted Carnival of Financial Camaraderie – Rain Man Edition. Girls Just Wanna Have Funds included Nelson’s post, Saving Money on Las Vegas in the Carnival of Personal Finance #351.

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Personal Finance Finance Las Vegas Budgeting 133

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 4, 2021

I have used the extra money to pay off debt, fund family trips, or build up our Christmas savings. In fact, I found an old blog post of mine recently where I shared how I made over $300 at our annual neighborhood yard sale! Oh well, I thought–I can sleep in that weekend. Yep, I found a $20 bill while running on the beach!

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Brian and me at the Sears Tower Having our first child just one month after our first wedding anniversary was NOT in the plan, but so far it’s worked out well! The Frugal Girl is one of the few blogs whose URL I have memorized, so I’ve never missed an entry! Oh, I think it’s been nearly 15 years now!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 14, 2012

No Biggie, As Long as You’ve Got Your Phone posted at Wallet Blog , saying, “Like the idea of using your smartphone for everything, but would rather use cash than make contactless payments and lose track of your budget? Well, not to worry. This expense is usually well worth the trade.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 4, 2011

Philip from Deliver Away Debt shares his story: How I Delivered Away My Debt. mbhunter from Mighty Bargain Hunter asks Are you contributing to this debt clock? and says, “The big debt clock is over $14 trillion now, but this other one is approaching $1 trillion, and may affect you more directly.&#. How about you?

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