Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

She blogs at The Debt Myth. Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. About $52,000 of that $147K was consumer debt (credit cards, a student loan, a car loan, a home improvement loan, etc.) But it wasn’t a decade of nothing but paying off debt.

Debt 236

Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Financial Goals 236

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 4, 2014

Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. 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.

Debt Free 243

Debt Free Debt Goals Student 243

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2017

you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. in our local church, and giving to others in need. When we added my grad school loans to our other debts and our regular. strict budget. towards our debt. Little by little, we paid off each loan before moving. towards debt.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Friends And Family Sale Budgeting 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Are you ready to crush debt this year? We’re going to give it everything we’ve got and hopefully pay off the last of our non-mortgage debt by the end of this year. It will be quite a feat because by my calculations we’ll be short each month if we just apply our debt snowball payment.

Debt 100

Debt Goals 2016 Calculators 100

Saving Cents With Sense

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Start the New Year off right by making a commitment to save money and pay off debt. Look for sources of cash that you can tap into and pay down debt. You give up rights to future payments, but the savings in interest on your credit cards could make the sale worth it.

Christmas 75

Christmas DIY Debt Pay Off Debt 75

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. Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending? Not really.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Finds Goals 100

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 5, 2015

Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. My husband has always been the one who has felt the full weight of our debt. We had become so accustomed to living off both incomes that we really had to re-adjust a few lifestyle choices so we could live off just my husbands income.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Finds Finance 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 15, 2011

Living in Financial Excellence: Why Budgets Fail and How to Create a Successful Budget Many people attempt to do a budget and fail miserably. There are so many different ideas out there about how to do a budget and very little guidance on how to make them work in your life. The angry mob is targeting the wrong street.

October 200

October 2011 Finance Personal Finance 200

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 2, 2015

Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. We ended up buying a house from a relative, which put us in even more debt. We rarely use a credit card and if we do, we pay it off right away. If we want to buy a car, we save and pay cash. Give to others.

Student 100

Student Debt Debt Free Finds 100

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 8, 2018

During that time, I started to budget for everything. Every aspect of our lives was included in our budget. I came up with strategies to help us pay for yearly bills, large expenses, and we were able to pay off debts. Another way to think of a budget is a spending plan. Create a budget calendar.

Budgeting 133

Budgeting Budget Financial Goals Goals 133

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 9, 2021

There were a lot more fun and purposeful things we could have done with that money than pay the lender. After the FPU class, we looked at our debts differently. Becoming debt-free became very appealing and the idea of being able to give more, save more, and live more was the direction we wanted to go. In fact, it sucks!

Debt 130

Debt Emergency Fund 2019 Debt Free 130

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

She helps readers gain control of their finances and live well on a budget at her blog Cook with a Shoe . Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. I would say that this plan helped me more in the area of using a zero-based budget and sticking with a budget.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free College Finds 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 4, 2011

Nicole from Nicole and Maggie: Grumpy Rumblings of the Untenured tells her story about giving Self Serving Donations. “The best inheritance a parent can give to their children is a few minutes of their time each day.&#. This doesn’t mean you will always live with a cash budget, although you certainly could.

Personal Finance 240

Personal Finance Finance Family Debt 240

For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

You can use the difference in income to pay off debt, save or invest. Ask around, see if someone you know may have an extra of something they’re not using and don’t need so they’d be happy to give it to you. 20 Tips for Frugal Living. You have more options with a frugal lifestyle. Eat out less.

Frugal Lives 49

Frugal Lives Frugal Living Frugal Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions 49

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 27, 2015

Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. There were two things that inspired us to pay off debt. Since we didn’t have any other debt, we decided to tackle our house as fast as we could. Budget – Obvious, I know. Tell us about you and your family.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Finds 100

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. I did the regular budget audit and cut things out like entertainment, fast food, and going out with friends.

Debt 227

Debt Debt Free Financial Goals Goals 227

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. Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. Was there something that you gave up that you will go back to now that you are debt free?

Debt 100

Debt Finds Debt Free Pay Off Debt 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 12, 2016

I read it in two days and I was sold on the idea of being debt free. Share the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. Simply doing a budget. What habits did you form while being debt free that will now stick with you for the long term? Not using debt helps create the connection.

Credit Cards 100

Credit Cards Debt Debt Free Student 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 7, 2015

Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. We just decided to pay our house off as quickly as possible because we didn’t even want to be saddled with a mortgage. We wanted to be free to give as much as we could… and to never have to worry about bills.

Debt Free 100

Debt Free Debt Budgeting Budget 100