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Create your debt freedom plan

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Many years ago, my husband and I faced what we thought was an insurmountable hurdle– six figures of non-mortgage debts. 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.

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2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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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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Get your FREE Family Balance Sheet Excel Spreadsheet

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October is a big month for me. I met my husband in October. We married in October. Family Balance Sheet , the website, turns 9 in October 2017, but Family Balance Sheet, the spreadsheet, turns 14. We are working towards some pretty big financial goals and we’ve hit quite a few already. What changed? .

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Find out How Drew & Farrah Paid off $200k of debt, including their HOME

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So I’m thrilled to bring you today’s story, because I actually watched this couple’s debt free scream when it was live on the show. Drew & Farrah’s Debt Free Story. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? What inspired you to get debt free? Where are you from?

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How We Frugal-ed in July 2022

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Our financial goals are still important to us and we want to hit them regardless of the rising prices. I stopped donating back in October 2021 because I was having a hard time fitting it into my schedule, but in June, they lured me back with a very nice Welcome Back promotion for my first 8 visits, which I finished up in July.

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The Final Day of 31 Days to Organize Your Finances

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On October 1, I embarked on a month long series, 31 Days to Organize Your Finances. It was my goal to help you have a detailed financial plan for your family by the end of the month. And I think I achieved my goal, but I’ll be honest, towards the end of the month I was ready to talk/write/read about other topics.

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My 2020 Financial Goals & A Recap of 2019

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My word was REDUCE: Non-mortgage debt to zero. There were hits and misses on this list, and many are things that I will continue to work on, but let’s recap: 1 – Reduce non-mortgage debt to zero. ALSO our 2019 Financial Goal!). We’ve been working since 2013 to pay off a boat load of non-mortgage debt.