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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

I’m Mary, and it’s a pleasure to participate in Kristen’s Meet a Reader series. Although my parents never specifically taught me about finances, they lived a frugal life by necessity. I learned from the best, but I believe that a personal finance course should be a requirement for both high school and college graduation.

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How to Achieve Your Financial Goals (tips from the achievers)

Family Balance Sheet

Wonder what sets you apart from the people that seem to crush their financial goals? I interviewed several personal finance bloggers that have conquered their past financial goals and continue to challenge themselves going forward. Meet The Achievers: Deacon and his wife paid off $52,000 in debt in 18 months.

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Meet Doug & Laura. They Paid off $23,000 in 16 Months. | Debt Free Stories

Family Balance Sheet

I went through Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University when I was 18 years old. That inspired me to be intentional with my finances and to follow Dave’s six steps. When my wife and I got married, we both made the decision that our first financial priority would be becoming debt free. Meet with a financial advisor.

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Resolve to Regularly Discuss Your Finances with Your Spouse

Family Balance Sheet

When my husband and I are focused on our goals , we nail them. But for the two of us to achieve our financial goals, we need to have money conversations and they need to be done regularly. I created our Family Balance Sheet years ago as a way for me to communicate the state of our finances to my husband.

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Meet Amanda & Daniel. They Paid Off $68,000 in Debt in 8 Months.

Family Balance Sheet

Who initiated the debt free goal? Finances have definitely been the biggest strain in our 11 years of marriage. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending? Daniel does all the day-to-day finances.

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How to Create a Family Balance Sheet + Get a FREE one for your family!

Family Balance Sheet

Need a quick snapshot of your finances? I’m a firm believer that finances must be organized and neat, and a Family Balance Sheet helps you keep track of your finances in one tidy spreadsheet. Column J = Interest rate or the finance charge. Meet, Discuss, Plan, Execute…Repeat. Where did we over-spend?

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Meet Carrie. She Paid Off $14,000 in Debt in 14 Months.

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Yes, I did follow a few of Dave Ramsey’s strategies, but I also starting reading other finance blogs to see how they paid off debt so quickly. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending? N/A (I was single then).

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