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Our Family Finances Update: January 2021

Family Balance Sheet

Yep, I found a $20 bill last year on the beach! This money will go towards paying the actual medical bills from the injury. I said goodbye to mini-van life in January when we traded in our 2007 Honda Odyssey for a 2018 Toyota Highlander. And we paid off six figures of business debt before, we will pay off this car loan too.

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What Is National Financial Literacy Month?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Well according to the bill’s sponsors, in the resolution presented to and passed by the 112 th Congress this March, we have a lot of issues to solve. Household debt stood at $13,200,000,000,000 at the end of the third quarter of 2010 (according to a 2011 ‘‘Flow of Funds’’ report by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System).

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Over 40 and Worried about Money? Start here!

Family Balance Sheet

We charted out our course of action to pay off debts and start saving for retirement. It’s taking forever for us to accomplish the step we’re on (paying off our non-mortgage debt), but we keep plugging away. We had a very tough year back in 2007. The plan hangs on our refrigerator.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

I can’t even imagine how many repair bills from plumbers, electricians, appliance techs, and auto mechanics he has saved us over the years. In 2007, when the kids were 8 and 13, we recreated that trip – with a travel trailer and bunks instead of a miniscule tent. I’ll bet the dollar amount would be staggering. Made me proud!