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Find out How Drew & Farrah Paid off $200k of debt, including their HOME

Family Balance Sheet

So I’m thrilled to bring you today’s story, because I actually watched this couple’s debt free scream when it was live on the show. Drew works full time for Department of Defense. Farrah works part time for Department of Defense. Equally, but Drew does the data part. We are from Cincinnati, OH.

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Meet a Reader | Jennifer from Arkansas

The Frugal Girl

My Dad was a blue-collar factory worker with an incredible work ethic (3 jobs at a time to pay bills if needed), Mom (& her higher degree) quit teaching & chose to stay home to educate me & eventually my brother; they started a ministry when I was a year old-we all helped with the maintenance & function of said ministry.

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Revenge Spending and Other Married Money Tricks

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Yet newlyweds as well as long time married folks may not even be aware of some of the money tricks they or their spouse could be using. Here are a couple to watch for and deal with. Watch for these other money tricks. At the time, I was working part time for about 8 hours a weekend, earning minimum wage.

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Designate a Family Office Manager | Marriage & Money

Family Balance Sheet

” Stanley wrote about Susan, a wife and mother who handled all of the financial tasks in her home, from budgeting to making investment decisions. I read Millionaire Women Next Door around the same time that I became a mother and left the full-time work force to stay at home with our new baby.

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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

Family Balance Sheet

Our business was doing very well, and we were excited about the opportunity to own a property outside of our home. With that much debt, we needed some go big or go home heavy hitters that would make a big impact on debt reduction. Financially speaking, he focuses on building the business and I focus on managing our home and finances.

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Meet a Reader | Beth from VA

The Frugal Girl

I currently work part-time from home, mostly behind a computer. She’s welcome to live at home for the next few years if she’d like so she can save the bulk of her salary. Here’s Beth: 1. Tell us a little about yourself. I’m 52. ” You’d never see a thinner potato peel than hers. ?

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Expect More from Your Daughters

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

At the same time, we have to establish different expectations on the home front for our sons and grandsons. At the same time, we should have higher expectations from our sons on the home front. Very few tasks require ‘manly’ strength around the home these days. Addressing the gender pay gap at home.

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