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How I’m Managing our Family Budget during the Pandemic

Family Balance Sheet

We didn’t have enough cash saved to buy a car without a loan and that wasn’t sitting well with me. Also, about the time everything shut down, my coffee machine decided to as well. After paying off our last non-mortgage debt in September 2019, we updated our Debt Freedom Plan. Boy, are we glad we made that decision.

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

Family Balance Sheet

If nothing changes, this loan will be paid off by end of 2019, but I’d love to move that up and say adios to this loan! If not, we’ll start saving in 2019. I’m curious to see how much we can save and also how creative we can get by making do with what we already own or looking for things at a thrift store.