Family Balance Sheet
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
We ate at home a lot and watched our food budget carefully. We still allotted a lot of money for food, but we were careful not to go too far over budget. Who initiated the debt free goal? Were there arguments during the time you were working on your debt? When something unexpected comes up we have another budget meeting.
Family Balance Sheet
SEPTEMBER 29, 2016
You can find Angela at her You Tube channel, Our Life…on a Budget , where she vlogs about getting out of debt and staying there! Angela & Jeff’s Debt Free Story. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. The first thing we did was to review our spending and create a budget.
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Family Balance Sheet
AUGUST 5, 2015
My husband has always been the one who has felt the full weight of our debt. He was always trying to put us on budgets, help us look for ways to save and not spend so much but we never found a system that worked for us and continued in spending behaviors that didn’t help advance goals. Was there a particular event?
Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 9, 2021
Marriage and money don’t always align, but if one spouse is working towards debt freedom while the other spouse is racking up the credit cards, you’ll be on a treadmill that will never stop. Our smallest debt was a credit card that had a $600 balance. Paying off debt is not fun. In fact, it sucks!
Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
I keep telling myself that our sacrifices are short term and once we pay off our debt, we won’t feel the pinch. There are definitely things we’re saying no to, but there are also things that we won’t to give up. Download your FREE Debt Payoff Goal Tracker. What’s important to you?
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 . I would say that this plan helped me more in the area of using a zero-based budget and sticking with a budget. My top tips to pay off your debt would be the following.
Family Balance Sheet
MAY 27, 2015
There were two things that inspired us to pay off debt. I knew I was going to be a stay at home mom when we had kids and since we were both teachers, we simply could not afford for me to stay home, unless we got rid of something big in our budget. Extra money from budgeting wisely and spending less (specific tips below).
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