Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

It will be quite a feat because by my calculations we’ll be short each month if we just apply our debt snowball payment. We need to find/earn even more money each month to throw at the debt to make our goal by December 31, 2016. And with fingers crossed, hard work, and much prayer, 2016 will be the year we taste freedom.

Debt 100

Debt Goals 2016 Calculators 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 9, 2021

There were a lot more fun and purposeful things we could have done with that money than pay the lender. After the FPU class, we looked at our debts differently. Becoming debt-free became very appealing and the idea of being able to give more, save more, and live more was the direction we wanted to go. A guiding light!

Debt 130

Debt Emergency Fund 2019 Debt Free 130

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 11, 2016

But for our own safety net, we must make our finances a priority. 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. It is a lot.

Emergency Fund 100

Emergency Fund Money Finance Debt 100

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 22, 2020

Financially speaking, he focuses on building the business and I focus on managing our home and finances. When I first approached him about paying off these debts early, he said to me, “it’s not going to happen by clipping coupons. We stopped paying for our gym membership. . We increased our income.

Debt 130

Debt Health Insurance Insurance Budgeting 130

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

I interviewed several personal finance bloggers that have conquered their past financial goals and continue to challenge themselves going forward. Meet The Achievers: Deacon and his wife paid off $52,000 in debt in 18 months. She hit that goal in September 2016. Jessi and her husband paid off her student loans.

Financial Goals 100

Financial Goals Goals Debt Budgeting 100