Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 5, 2021

I have used the extra money to pay off debt, fund family trips, or build up our Christmas savings. Neither my husband nor I have been to Europe so this was a big deal and we were very excited to be able to take our kids on such a trip. Yep, I found a $20 bill on a morning run at the beach!

February 257

February Money Airline Flights 257

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. There was a tearpad display so I bought the soup for my kids. Over the years, I have found money through rebates, refunds, online sales, and even the ground. Yep, I found a $20 bill while running on the beach!

Money 130

Money May Donation 2020 130

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Our Debt Freedom Plan has been a long winding road. The journey started in 2012 when we bought an office building for our business and then found ourselves with a lot of debt and not enough cash flow. I just started reading the book, LAUNCH: How to Get Your Kids Through College Debt-Free and Into Jobs They Love Afterward.

Debt 100

Debt 2019 Financial Goals Emergency Fund 100

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

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. When we first started we couldn’t have even conceived of becoming completely debt free. What inspired you to get debt free?

Debt 236

Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Financial Goals 236

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 9, 2021

The point of the starter emergency fund is to get you through until you pay off your non-mortgage debts, at which point, you build a more extensive fund. Listed below is our original debt freedom plan that we wrote back in 2013. We also had some building repairs that we needed to cash flow. Be flexible.

Debt 130

Debt Emergency Fund 2019 Debt Free 130

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 11, 2016

I know there are many reasons for the dire savings rates: kids, household projects, kids, pets, kids, caring for an aging parent, kids, medical issues, and kids. I hear people say, “how am I supposed to save for retirement AND raise my kids, save for their college, AND still enjoy the present moment? (If

Emergency Fund 100

Emergency Fund Money Finance Debt 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 4, 2011

Financial Uproar from Financial Uproar discusses The Damn Kids These Days. Pat S from compounding returns asks Pay Off Debt or Invest for The Future ? Mike from The Dividend Guy Blog tells How To Build A Solid Dividend Retirement Portfolio. My kids are going to know about money as a fetus.

Personal Finance 240

Personal Finance Finance Family Debt 240