Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

We paid off over $147,000 in debt (actually way over that amount, if you want to count a $210,000 rental property that I sold at a slight loss.) About $52,000 of that $147K was consumer debt (credit cards, a student loan, a car loan, a home improvement loan, etc.) Then my husband decided to pay off his car.

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Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Financial Goals 236

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 4, 2014

We’ll live in a dorm (which fits us perfectly but we know sounds terrible to others) in our own apartment while I (Krista) work in student development providing mentoring/counseling/student discipline to the 150 women in the dorm and Jon will work right across the street as the assistant director of admissions.

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Debt Free Debt Goals Student 243

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

I interviewed several personal finance bloggers that have conquered their past financial goals and continue to challenge themselves going forward. Maureen eliminated $79,000 of credit card and student loan debt less than 3 years. Jessi and her husband paid off her student loans. Make it visual.

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Financial Goals Goals Debt Budgeting 100

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 16, 2015

How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We paid off $36,000 in student loans, credit cards, cars and a bit of medical debt. What inspired you to get debt free? Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? To pay off our home early.

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Debt Debt Free Finds Goals 100

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

worth of debt. We had two student loans that still had balances, even though we’d already been paying on them for 10 years. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally?

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Debt Debt Free Budgeting Budget 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

We need to find/earn even more money each month to throw at the debt to make our goal by December 31, 2016. It’s a crazy goal, but I like a challenge and I’m looking forward to our reward when everything is paid off. So I concocted an idea to pay them off early and wrote our Debt Freedom Plan.

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Debt Goals 2016 Calculators 100

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JANUARY 20, 2017

She is the co-founder of the website, Little Light on a Hill , where she writes about faith, family, and finances. I love her passion for helping others along their debt free journey. Be sure to check out her website where she is offering a free finance workbook if you subscribe to her newsletter. We are debt.

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Debt Debt Free Friends And Family Sale Budgeting 100

Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

While the forecast doesn’t call for massive savings — for HE loans, anyway — any reduction in borrowing costs saves prospective borrowers some cash, and encourages them to turn to this financing tool. Paying for college: You may find lenders who advocate paying college tuition via home equity, but this is a risky move.

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Home Debt Credit Cards Credit 52

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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 . When my husband and I got married, we both brought debt into the marriage and I knew that I wanted to pay it off. I initiated paying off the debt.

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Debt Debt Free College Finds 100

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. And this is just on a mortgage, not including any credit card or student loan debt.

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Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Finds 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 12, 2016

I work in Finance/Accounting for a large corporation but I have also started a company called Every Single Dollar , which focuses on personal finance for single women. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? I had $56,000 of debt when I decided to become debt free.

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Credit Cards Debt Debt Free Student 100

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 22, 2020

After the first year, the new business debt weighed on me. Aside from the mortgage, we also added equipment and renovation loans with the purchase, and we had a student loan. By the summer of 2013, we found ourselves in a pickle–we had too much debt and not enough cash flow. What could possibly go wrong? We said NO a lot.

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Debt Health Insurance Insurance Budgeting 130

Saving Cents With Sense

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Before getting married, you’ve likely researched the financial questions you should ask each other, but do you know how your wedding will affect your finances once the “I dos” are said and the wedding certificate is signed? Paying Off Debt. Thank you for reading.

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Taxes Debt Finance Wedding 40

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 2, 2016

In total I estimate I paid off round $40,000 worth of debt, though depressingly a fair chunk of that was just interest. I left university, as so many do, with a fair chunk of debt. Many personal finance bloggers talk about having a “no spend week” – well basically I had a “no spend” five years!

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Debt Finds Debt Free Pay Off Debt 100

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 8, 2018

I came up with strategies to help us pay for yearly bills, large expenses, and we were able to pay off debts. A budget could help you avoid late and insufficient funds fees, find money for an upcoming trip or expense, and ease a disagreement over finances in a marriage. We work through these steps together.

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Budgeting Budget Financial Goals Goals 133