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Our 2018 Financial Goals

Family Balance Sheet

This is our very last non-mortgage loan and we send an extra payment every month as part of our Debt Freedom Plan. I want to challenge myself to rethink our purchases by taking advantage of more cost effective solutions, like borrowing, buying second hand, or just making do with what we already have. The Girls’ Activities.

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How I’m Managing our Family Budget during the Pandemic

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We paid off our last non-mortgage debt in September and have since sent that loan’s monthly payment to our mortgage principal. We were privileged to be able to do so for a few months but we must stop this for the unforeseeable future. Update our Debt Freedom Plan to reflect lessons learned during this crisis.

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Our Big Financial Goal for 2016

Family Balance Sheet

As God is my witness, it WILL be the year that we pay off the last of our non-mortgage debt. At the time, we had 4 business loans and 1 student loan that were weighing on us, so we created our Debt Freedom Plan. Apply any Found Money to Debt. I’ll apply that money to the debt. The Girls’ Activities.

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Meet a Reader | Mbmom11, in the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

I like to bake and read, and I spend time chauffeuring kids to activities and games. I’ve been doing it for 28 years now?) we started doing it after a family activity on my days off, and I’ve kept to it even when times were very tight. I’ve been teaching part time for over 25 years. That is priceless.

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Financial Success: It’s Not Always About Your Income

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My husband and I were graduate students with loans and credit card debt, and we were certain that a higher income would solve all of our problems. Our son was growing, and we knew we wanted to provide him with extracurricular activities that made sense for him — music and sports and scouting. Of course, we like to have fun, too.