Family Balance Sheet
OCTOBER 18, 2019
To ease my anxiety about our new loans, we took the Financial Peace University home course and it changed how we thought about debt. From what we learned in the course, we wrote our Debt Freedom Plan. Updates on our Debt Freedom Plan over the years: Our Original Debt Freedom Plan – written in March 2014.
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?
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
On top of that, now, I don’t have to pay tuition. And I am, of course, no exception. Another way to do this, if you have self control (which I don’t), is the budget just as if you were making the same amount as before, and manually reroute your extra money to your savings goal. Likely, there was a reason. Probably not.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 25, 2011
You can stay the course. Reaching your financial independence requires the persistent setting and realization of many small goals, a lot of intermediate goals and an overall end goal. Getting there is not just about executing a debt reduction plan or earning passive income. Stay the course. We despaired.
Family Balance Sheet
JUNE 8, 2018
I came up with strategies to help us pay for yearly bills, large expenses, and we were able to pay off debts. Personally, budgeting has allowed us to control of our money, reach financial goals, and start planning for our dream life. During that time, I started to budget for everything.
Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 9, 2021
Stressed out, we ventured into Dave Ramsey’s online Financial Peace University home course for help. Prior to FPU, we thought we were doing well financially and never considered that we had too much debt. Something happens mentally when you WRITE down your goals and plans for execution. How to Create your own Debt Freedom Plan.
Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 2, 2022
– Look for coupons on Groupon, your local coupon magazine, the Bonus Book, or the course’s website. They’re all designed to help you save money, pay off debt, and achieve your financial goals, so please take advantage of them. Play miniature golf. Hit the tennis courts. Share in the comments!
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