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Our Family Finances Update: January 2021

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We’re converting our basement to a family room area and the original family room (in the pic above) is becoming a home office. My husband drives a 2012 vehicle and in 2019 we got rid of a 2001 Honda Civic, which we bought new during my previous commuter life–pre-kids. year-old van.

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21 Random Facts about Me

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I blame the kid before me as he almost hit a pedestrian and riled up the officer that was handling exams that day. The officer failed me when I made a left turn into two lanes and I turned into the right lane not the left lane. The first buying office that I worked in was women’s fragrances.

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How to Make a Two Dollar Seventy Five Cent Centerpiece

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

2000′s Attack on America (9/11/2001). Then I inserted each picture into an office text document and added a wide black border around it. The events I chose were: 1920′s Charles Lindbergs New York to Paris flight. 1930′s Amelia Earharts disappearance. 1940′s Victory in Japan day. 1970s American bi-centennial.

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2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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The journey started in 2012 when we bought an office building for our business and then found ourselves with a lot of debt and not enough cash flow. 6 – Increase our emergency funds for the home & office to 3 – 6 months worth of expenses. We’ve been in our home since September 2001.

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Our 2017 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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At the time we were renting an office space in a strip mall, but when we discovered a foreclosure in our town that seemed like a great idea on paper, we jumped at the chance. At that time, I couldn’t cash flow the office budget, home budget, our loans, and retirement savings. We bought our home in 2001. Destination TBD!

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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

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How we got to six figures of non-mortgage debt: In the summer of 2012, we found an opportunity to purchase an office building for our small business. In September 2001, we bought a 1700 square foot home with a one-car garage and ONE full bathroom. Everything looked great on paper. Small home = Low Expenses.

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Zinio Review and Giveaway

Nicoles Nickels

Founded in 2001 and privately held, Zinio is headquartered in San Francisco and has offices in New York, London, Paris, Barcelona and Taipei.” Offering hundreds of thousands of the best digital titles, Zinio’s e-stores and applications are revolutionizing reading.