Financial Goals May Pay Off Debt Thankful 
Family Balance Sheet
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014
About $52,000 of that $147K was consumer debt (credit cards, a student loan, a car loan, a home improvement loan, etc.) But it wasn’t a decade of nothing but paying off debt. When we first started we couldn’t have even conceived of becoming completely debt free. What inspired you to get debt free?
Family Balance Sheet
NOVEMBER 5, 2014
We put any extra money that would come in toward our debt. What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. Make paying off debt a priority. If you’re going to get serious about becoming debt free, you have to make that your first priority.
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Family Balance Sheet
DECEMBER 10, 2014
He leaves most of the financial goals up to me, but we make the decisions together. How did you celebrate when you became debt free? I became debt-free on May 29, 2012 and the first thing I did was quit my job as a seasonal tax pro. What are your financial goals now?
Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
However, since paying off our debt, I have become a much bigger fan of the baby steps laid out by Dave Ramsey and really see the wisdom in paying off debt in that fashion. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. I initiated paying off the debt.
Family Balance Sheet
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
We definitely spend a lot more money on eating out at restaurants and using babysitters now that we are debt free. What are your financial goals now? Family and friends may think you are crazy for paying off your debt. Paying off debt can be done!
Family Balance Sheet
JUNE 2, 2016
At the same time my credit card debt was slowly creeping upward too thanks to my minimal income. I was earning more each year and the debt I was carrying was covered each month without too much worry. In general though, the process of paying off debt has taught me a lot of things, and its a lifestyle I continue to this day.
Family Balance Sheet
AUGUST 4, 2014
When Jon and I were married, we acknowledged that high paying careers were not on the docket for us, knowing that we wanted to have both comfortable and generous lives we decided that we would have to be incredibly diligent with our resources. The first step in this diligence was paying off debt. Be a part of this change.
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