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The Age Old Question: Should You Pay Off Debt or Save?

Penny Pinchin' Mom

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.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Hello and welcome to the 316th Carnival of Personal Finance- Family Edition. Big Cajun Man from THE Canadian Personal Finance Site asks What is Your Financial Plan B? Ken from Spruce Up Your Finances asks Need A Down Payment For Your House? Your City or County May Have Free Money For You.

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Money Matters: How to Prepare Your Finances for a Recession

Motherhood Moments

Prepare by paying off debt. Hatch a plan to tackle your debt, particularly high-interest balances, to help you free up more cash. Consider strategies such as the debt snowball or avalanche methods or explore credit counseling to get a personalized action plan to attack your debt.

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Create your debt freedom plan

Family Balance Sheet

Our personal finances are so interwoven with our small business finances that we view them as one. And as you’ll see below, we also added a few more steps that he probably wouldn’t suggest or approve of, but there’s a reason why this is called personal finance. Paying off debt is not fun.

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What Is A Personal Loan?

Savings Corner

Working to improve your credit score and reduce your debt-to-income ratio before applying can help get you the best loan terms. A personal loan is money borrowed from a lender that can be used for nearly any purpose. You can get a personal loan from online lenders, banks and credit unions, and the funds are provided in a lump sum.

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Thrifty Thinking: Valentine's Day

Motherhood Moments

billion on the holiday this year, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2023's Best Places for Valentine’s Day. Dinner May Be Too Expensive. V-Day Debt Is Worth It for Some People. Almost 1 in 5 Americans think a Valentine’s Day gift is worth going into credit card debt.

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Find out how Richard paid off $40,000 of debt

Family Balance Sheet

Many personal finance bloggers talk about having a “no spend week” – well basically I had a “no spend” five years! 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. For example I got up at 3.45 Yes, but not yet!

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