2020 Debt Re-use Used 
Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 9, 2021
Many years ago, my husband and I faced what we thought was an insurmountable hurdle– six figures of non-mortgage debts. Prior to FPU, we thought we were doing well financially and never considered that we had too much debt. But Dave Ramsey’s view of debt is very different. Debt is Dumb and Cash is King.”. “…and
Family Balance Sheet
MAY 6, 2020
How Our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic. The year 2007 held such promise for us when it started, but by the end of the year, we were brought to our knees. What got us through financially? I still use my spreadsheet to this day! This new business debt weighed on me. Our first storm: 2007.
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Family Balance Sheet
OCTOBER 15, 2021
I don’t recall why I never used the account, but I guess it just slipped my mind. Hello, 2020. My oldest was in eighth grade and one of my goals for 2020 was to start saving consistently for both daughters’ college education. Use a Upromise Mastercard. It averages out to about $72 a month. I’ll take it!
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 2, 2021
I wanted to reduce our non-mortgage debt, my clutter, my distractions, my impact on the environment, and my consumption of sweets. After 2019, I had a lot of hope for finding a word for 2020 but struggled to find one that was meaningful to me. Read: My 2020 Financial Goals. I read more in 2020 than I have in years.
Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 6, 2021
We think we’ll use the money towards summer vacation. We’re converting our basement to a family room area and the original family room (in the pic above) is becoming a home office. We’re converting our basement to a family room area and the original family room (in the pic above) is becoming a home office.
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 20, 2023
That was the year that we made the goal of paying off the last of our non-mortgage debts and we achieved it by September of that year. In 2020, our financial goals were to read, research, and understand both college and retirement planning. We used the snowball method to pay off our non-mortgage debts.
Family Balance Sheet
MARCH 26, 2021
Life suddenly changed for most of us in March 2020 and this past year of the pandemic has reinforced how important an emergency fund is. If you’re able, maybe use some of your stimulous money to put towards building an emergency fund. It was a very scary time for us. need to redirect this link.
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