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Christmas Savings Club | March Meeting

Family Balance Sheet

The goal for this monthly accountability meeting is to give updates on our progress, motivate one another and help all of us save for a cash Christmas. How Did I Do in March? My husband and I started Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University last month, so we scrutinized our March budget more than ever before. How Are You Doing?

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Meet Krista & Jon Who Paid Off $36,000 | Debt Free Stories

Family Balance Sheet

With tuition payments and debt payments we spent about $60,395 between January 2012 and March 2014 when we became completely debt free with two bachelor’s and two master’s degrees between us. This meant moving to a less expensive rental, cutting cable and changing our eating-out and entertainment habits.

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Yakezie Carnival – Credit Cards Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Those are all great ideas, but one company is taking it a step further to help motivate us. MoneySmartGuides : The Real Cost of Eating Out – I was looking over my budget for the previous month and something stood out. After checking and rechecking and I discover the real cost of eating out!