Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Updates on our Debt Freedom Plan over the years: Our Original Debt Freedom Plan – written in March 2014. Our 2019 Financial Goal. After years of scrimping and saving and not spending extra money on things, we have achieved the biggest financial goal we have ever set for ourselves in our 19 years of marriage.

Debt 100

Debt 2019 Financial Goals Emergency Fund 100

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 10, 2014

He leaves most of the financial goals up to me, but we make the decisions together. On the flip side, I ate a lot of cheap food while I was paying off debt, and definitely don’t do that now. What are your financial goals now? Our financial goals have shifted to growing my new business.

Debt 227

Debt Debt Free Financial Goals Goals 227

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NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Who initiated the debt free goal? Were there arguments during the time you were working on your debt? Finances have definitely been the biggest strain in our 11 years of marriage. Was there something that you gave up that you will go back to now that you are debt free? What are your financial goals now?

Debt 245

Debt Debt Free Finance Friends And Family Sale 245

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

It was after I started listening to Dave Ramsey, that I started thinking about getting out of debt more quickly and realizing that it was definitely possible to become debt free. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. Were there arguments during the time you were working on your debt?

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free College Finds 100

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MAY 27, 2015

We made sure we could afford the monthly payments on a 15 year mortgage, with the mindset that we would pay more each month. What inspired you to get debt free? There were two things that inspired us to pay off debt. I talk a lot about this in my post “Top 4 Ways to Pay Off Debt” but they include: 1.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Finds 100

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APRIL 12, 2016

What habits did you form while being debt free that will now stick with you for the long term? Definitely a monthly budget – I always create one every month. I guess I am spending more on travel now than I did when I was getting out of debt. What are your financial goals now?

Credit Cards 100

Credit Cards Debt Debt Free Student 100

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 22, 2020

In September 2019, my husband and I accomplished our biggest financial goal in our almost 20 years of marriage. It was so big that I cried for two days straight– we paid off six figures in non-mortgage debts. Living a life focused on paying off debt is not always easy. We said NO a lot.

Debt 130

Debt Health Insurance Insurance Budgeting 130