Penny Pinchin' Mom
DECEMBER 17, 2023
The post The Age Old Question: Should You Pay Off Debt or Save? Should you pay off debt or save? So, you want to get started on debt repayment so you can focus on other financial goals? However, if you pay off these debts, there will be nothing left for investments in these tough financial times.
Motherhood Moments
JANUARY 18, 2023
An emergency fund is vital regardless of the larger economic climate. Assess your emergency savings today and explore ways to bolster them through possible side hustles or gig work. Generally, you want to aim for an emergency fund of three to six months of expenses. Prepare by paying off debt.
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Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 22, 2011
What got us through.our emergency fund. Had it not been for the money in our emergency savings, we would most likely have used credit cards to survive. We reduced our spending where we could, but the money to pay any shortfall each month came from our emergency fund. It is for emergencies.
Family Balance Sheet
AUGUST 11, 2016
We charted out our course of action to pay off debts and start saving for retirement. I’m on this journey to financial wellness with you and every weekend, I pack the newsletter with budgeting inspiration, money-saving tips & ideas, and frugal, yet tasty recipes. Start Saving for your Emergency Fund TODAY!
Family Balance Sheet
NOVEMBER 5, 2014
What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. Because we wanted to get out of debt as fast as possible, we stopped saving money after we had an emergency fund in place. We all the extra money we had been putting away toward debt reduction. For us, it was saving money.
Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 9, 2021
Yet after listening to Dave’s approach, I knew I didn’t want to be anybody’s slave and if I was being honest with myself, the total amount of debt payments we made every month was ridiculous. There were a lot more fun and purposeful things we could have done with that money than pay the lender. DONE November 2019.
Family Balance Sheet
MAY 21, 2021
Did you make a goal to pay off debt this year? For many years, we made a yearly goal to chip away at our six figures of non-mortgage debt. It took us years to pay it all off, but we achieved it in 2019. Your first assignment: Take the first step and calculate your debts by using my FREE Family Balance Sheet.
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