Family Balance Sheet
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. For years Daniel did the finances all by himself and Amanda would stay in the allotted budget amounts, but it didn’t work well for us.
Family Balance Sheet
OCTOBER 18, 2019
Happy New Year’s 2019: In January 2019, we were down to one final non-mortgage loan, so we created just one financial goal for the year—-to pay off that last non-mortgage debt by December. Dave Ramsey suggests to have a starter emergency fund of $1000 while focusing on paying off non-mortgage debt.
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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%. We thought we were doing really well. Debt is Dumb and Cash is King.”.
Family Balance Sheet
SEPTEMBER 29, 2016
We had tried other methods in the past, but found this one suited us best since it forced us to focus on one goal at a time, rather than trying to do it all (pay off debt and contribute to savings and retirement). What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt.
Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
Today’s Debt Free Story is from Charissa. She helps readers gain control of their finances and live well on a budget at her blog Cook with a Shoe . 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.
Family Balance Sheet
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. But I do realize some things happen that we don’t plan for as well. I rarely use coupons.
Family Balance Sheet
JUNE 22, 2020
Our business was doing very well, and we were excited about the opportunity to own a property outside of our home. I don’t make a lot of income on this blog, and it has definitely decreased recently as I’ve reduced my hours spent blogging. Living a life focused on paying off debt is not always easy.
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