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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

Family Balance Sheet

For many households, their finances and budgets are in limbo. My family’s finances have also been affected. Our emergency fund. I am totally paraphrasing the year, but had it not been for the money in our emergency savings, we would most likely have used credit cards to survive. Everything changed.

Debt 130
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How I’m Managing our Family Budget during the Pandemic

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Like many across the globe, my family’s finances are a bit unstable due to the Coronvius Pandemic. I have written often about the importance of an emergency fund. We didn’t have enough cash saved to buy a car without a loan and that wasn’t sitting well with me. Boy, are we glad we made that decision.

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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

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We had been renting for over 10 years and we were ready to find a property to move our business to and eventually build our net worth. Our business was doing very well, and we were excited about the opportunity to own a property outside of our home. Everything looked great on paper. What could possibly go wrong?

Debt 130