Penny Pinchin' Mom
DECEMBER 17, 2023
The post The Age Old Question: Should You Pay Off Debt or Save? Should you pay off debt or save? So, you want to get started on debt repayment so you can focus on other financial goals? However, if you pay off these debts, there will be nothing left for investments in these tough financial times.
Family Balance Sheet
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014
We paid off over $147,000 in debt (actually way over that amount, if you want to count a $210,000 rental property that I sold at a slight loss.) About $52,000 of that $147K was consumer debt (credit cards, a student loan, a car loan, a home improvement loan, etc.) Then my husband decided to pay off his car.
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Family Balance Sheet
JULY 2, 2015
How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? All of our debt was $97,000 in student loan debt. We had been paying on it our entire marriage, but could not afford to pay too much above the minimum payment requirement. If we want to buy a car, we save and pay cash.
Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 9, 2021
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%. But Dave Ramsey’s view of debt is very different. A student loan?
Savings Corner
APRIL 4, 2024
While high compared to their average of six percent in 2022, that’s significantly lower than other forms of consumer debt. Credit card rates are lingering above the 20-percent mark, and personal loans can stretch into the 25–35 percent range for borrowers with less-than-perfect credit scores. to 10 percent.
Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 2, 2017
Maureen eliminated $79,000 of credit card and student loan debt less than 3 years. Chris and his wife made a financial goal to switch to an all cash lifestyle, instead of relying on credit cards. Their 2017 goal is to wipe away $30,000 from their mortgage to keep them on track to pay it off in 36 months.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 4, 2011
Ryan from The Financial Student talks about Getting Rid of Student Loans. Some people find themselves buried under student loan debt with little chance of ever paying it off. Philip Taylor from PT Money Personal Finance presents The Best Gas Rewards Credit Cards–June 2011.
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