article thumbnail

How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

Family Balance Sheet

How Our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic. We’d survived the dip in 2007, carried no credit card debt, and we were contributing to our retirement. This new business debt weighed on me. I decided to use Dave Ramsey’s 7 Baby Steps as a guide and I wrote our first Debt Freedom Plan. Storm #2: 2013.

Debt 130
article thumbnail

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

Family Balance Sheet

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Jessica. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? 130K in mortgage debt. 10K in car payments, $35K in credit card debt. We made the decision to tackle our debt back at our home church in Chattanooga. What inspired you to get debt free?

Debt 100
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Find out how Lydia & her Husband Paid off $36,000 in Debt in 2 Years

Family Balance Sheet

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Lydia. She blogs about living a limitless life on a limited budget at Frugal Debt Free Life. I am Lydia and my husband is Jason and we have two little boys, Ryals and Isaac. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? What inspired you to get debt free?

Debt 100
article thumbnail

How I’m Managing our Family Budget during the Pandemic

Family Balance Sheet

We paid off our last non-mortgage debt in September and have since sent that loan’s monthly payment to our mortgage principal. We just finished paying off our non-mortgage debts and now we were considering taking out a car loan. Boy, are we glad we made that decision. Stop sending an extra payment to our mortgage.

Budget 246
article thumbnail

Apps to Learn Back History On Your Travels

Shereen Travels Cheap

Airfordable This app, by CAma Marfo, a Black entrepreneur, helps make travel easier and more affordable for you by allowing you to pay an up-front fee and then pay off your trip in installments, ensuring that your trip is paid for before you leave and you aren't left in travel debt and not being able to to again for a long time.

Travel 228
article thumbnail

Kindle EBooks | The Turtle Boy & Tip of the Toes

For the Mommas

Amazon is offering The Turtle Boy Kindle Book free for a limited time. “The Turtle boy sounds like a sweet innocent story about a boy and his turtle right? Sure the story starts out innocent enough, two young boys playing outside while on summer vacation, just a lazy day trying to figure out what to do.

Boys 64
article thumbnail

Find out How Acadia & Her Husband Paid off $97,000 in Student Loans

Family Balance Sheet

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Acadia. We have a 5 year old son and are in the process of adopting our 2 year old and 4 month old foster sons, making us parents of 3 boys! How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? All of our debt was $97,000 in student loan debt. Where are you from?

Student 100