Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 11, 2016

But for our own safety net, we must make our finances a priority. We charted out our course of action to pay off debts and start saving for retirement. It’s taking forever for us to accomplish the step we’re on (paying off our non-mortgage debt), but we keep plugging away. It is a lot.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 15, 2011

Now without further adieu, I present you with the dozens of great reads written by Yakezie members and challengers alike this past week in our efforts to bring you timely insight on personal finance and lifestyle today. Don’t Quit Your Day Job: Refinance Your Mortgage and Pay the Same Amount?

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October 2011 Finance Personal Finance 200

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. We sold the excess.

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Debt Free Debt Goals Student 243

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AUGUST 5, 2015

We decided to declare it our year of health and align our diets and become more healthy, invest more in our community at church and clean up our finances. Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? If married, who initiated the debt free goal?

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FEBRUARY 23, 2016

2 – Create your own Debt Freedom Plan. I highly recommend reading Dave Ramsey’s book, The Total Money Makeover. I realized that we were spreading ourselves too thin and our finances were not as great as I thought they were. Download your FREE Debt Payoff Goal Tracker. Bonus #6 – Celebrate your wins.

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JUNE 16, 2015

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. Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally?

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 2, 2015

Imagine paying for two houses at once! Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? 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.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? We had tried other methods in the past, but found this one suited us best since it forced us to focus on one goal at a time, rather than trying to do it all (pay off debt and contribute to savings and retirement).

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2017

She is the co-founder of the website, Little Light on a Hill , where she writes about faith, family, and finances. I love her passion for helping others along their debt free journey. Be sure to check out her website where she is offering a free finance workbook if you subscribe to her newsletter. towards our debt.

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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 . I also wanted to pay off the student loans he had, and see him graduate without occurring any more debt. I initiated paying off the debt.

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Debt Debt Free College Finds 100

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? Yes, I did follow a few of Dave Ramsey’s strategies, but I also starting reading other finance blogs to see how they paid off debt so quickly. How did you celebrate when you became debt free?

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Debt Debt Free Financial Goals Goals 227

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MAY 27, 2015

We made sure we could afford the monthly payments on a 15 year mortgage, with the mindset that we would pay more each month. What inspired you to get debt free? There were two things that inspired us to pay off debt. Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living?

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Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Finds 100

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JUNE 2, 2016

I was trapped in a cycle of low wages and accruing debt , and lost more than a few night’s sleep over my situation. Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? Was there something that you gave up that you will go back to now that you are debt free?

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APRIL 12, 2016

I work in Finance/Accounting for a large corporation but I have also started a company called Every Single Dollar , which focuses on personal finance for single women. Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? Not using debt helps create the connection.

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JANUARY 7, 2015

The only debt we had was a mortgage – however when we first got married we were stupid and bought a Mercedes. We ended up using my remaining collage savings to pay that off. We swore we would never finance a car again. What inspired you to get debt free? We quit when we were paying off debt.

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