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How to Create a Family Balance Sheet + Get a FREE one for your family!

Family Balance Sheet

Let me show you how to create a Family Balance Sheet. I’m a firm believer that finances must be organized and neat, and a Family Balance Sheet helps you keep track of your finances in one tidy spreadsheet. If it’s updated regularly, you will always know how much you OWE and how much you OWN.

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5 Steps to CRUSH Debt + FREE Debt Payoff Goal Tracker

Family Balance Sheet

Did you make a goal to pay off debt this year? For many years, we made a yearly goal to chip away at our six figures of non-mortgage debt. Our journey to debt freedom started back in 2013 when we found ourselves saddled with business and student loans. If debt freedom is your goal , what can you accomplish THIS year?

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Create your debt freedom plan

Family Balance Sheet

Many years ago, my husband and I faced what we thought was an insurmountable hurdle– six figures of non-mortgage debts. Prior to FPU, we thought we were doing well financially and never considered that we had too much debt. But Dave Ramsey’s view of debt is very different. Debt is Dumb and Cash is King.”. “…and

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How to Build your Emergency Fund

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Do you have enough cash to cover them or would you have to rely on high-interest credit cards or a loan from your family? With little money in their bank accounts, these Americans couldn’t afford these unfortunate expenses without using a credit card or maybe relying on a loan from family and friends. What questions do you have?

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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

Family Balance Sheet

My family’s finances have also been affected. We’ve had several instances over the years that have shaped how we viewed and managed our money. How Our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic. It was during this time that I created my first Family Balance Sheet. Everything changed.

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2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update

Family Balance Sheet

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. To ease my anxiety about our new loans, we took the Financial Peace University home course and it changed how we thought about debt.

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Family Office Manager

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Chapter 17 in this book is titled, “Why not run the family office?” In highly affluent circles, a family office is a private wealth management firm that manages the finances and investments for the ultra-wealthy and their families. Hmmm, I wonder if the Kennedys have a family office? Implement our Debt Freedom Plan.

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