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Where we found money in April

Family Balance Sheet

I have used the extra money to pay off debt, fund family trips, or build up our Christmas savings. Credit Card Cash Back Redemptions in April: $439.62. Years ago during our Debt Freedom Plan, I avoided using credit cards, not because we had credit card debt, but I was trying to limit our overall spending.

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Where we found money in March 2021

Family Balance Sheet

I have used the extra money to pay off debt, fund family trips, or build up our Christmas savings. If you’d like information on donating plasma, read my review of donating plasma HERE. Credit Card Cash Back: $175. Yep, I found a $20 bill while running on the beach!

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Where I found money in February

Family Balance Sheet

I have used the extra money to pay off debt, fund family trips, or build up our Christmas savings. I had an unexpected surprise hit my credit card in February. If you’d like information on donating plasma, read my review of donating plasma HERE. My total of found money in February: $3433.68.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Hello and welcome to the 316th Carnival of Personal Finance- Family Edition. This week I am reminding you all about those special people in your life- your family. It was during this rather taxing weekend that I was reminded of how great a loving family can be. Families are our rock, our support system, and our fans.

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Create your debt freedom plan

Family Balance Sheet

Prior to FPU, we thought we were doing well financially and never considered that we had too much debt. We didn’t carry over credit card balances, we paid off our car notes early, and the interest rate on the student loan was at a low 2.75%. At that time, we didn’t consider all debt to be dumb.

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5 Steps to Crush Debt in 2016 + FREE Debt Payoff Goal Tracker

Family Balance Sheet

We want to crush our debts as quickly as possible, because quite honestly there are better things to do with our money then to send it off to creditors every month. 5 Steps to Crush Debt in 2016. 1 – Calculate your debt. Calculate how much debt you have by using my free Family Balance Sheet.

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How to Achieve Your Financial Goals (tips from the achievers)

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Fortunately, they willingly shared their advice from their success and I am passing that information on to you, so we can ALL succeed this year. Meet The Achievers: Deacon and his wife paid off $52,000 in debt in 18 months. Maureen eliminated $79,000 of credit card and student loan debt less than 3 years.