Family Balance Sheet
MAY 21, 2021
Did you make a goal to pay off debt this year? For many years, we made a yearly goal to chip away at our six figures of non-mortgage debt. Our journey to debt freedom started back in 2013 when we found ourselves saddled with business and student loans. If debt freedom is your goal , what can you accomplish THIS year?
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 26, 2016
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. Choose Thrift First. Apply any Found Money to Debt. I’ll apply that money to the debt.
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Family Balance Sheet
JUNE 4, 2021
I have used the extra money to pay off debt, fund family trips, or build up our Christmas savings. This past winter I cleaned out closets and drawers in my quest to minimize and downsize our stuff and donated everything to the thrift store, rather than hold on to it for the spring sale. It wasn’t worth my time.
Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 16, 2016
He then advises paying off your non-mortgage debt before fully funding an emergency fund with 3 – 6 months worth of expenses. Being self-employed, we have a higher starter fund on hand and when we pay off our non-mortgage debt, we will save to at least 6 months expenses and maybe even more. 1 – Determine how much you need.
Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 1, 2021
He then advises paying off your non-mortgage debt before fully funding an emergency fund with 3 – 6 months worth of expenses. Now that we’ve paid off six figures of non-mortgage debt , we are working on saving 6 months’ expenses and maybe even more. Check my Frugal Family Activities list for ideas.
The Frugal Girl
JUNE 10, 2024
I used to garage sale quite a bit for my kids’ toddler and preschool clothes but as they’ve gotten bigger and pickier I have better luck finding what they’ll wear in their size at the thrift store. A plea from the thrift store My most recent thrifting score was a down coat I needed for my younger child for a backpacking trip.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
AUGUST 26, 2012
Maintaining a healthy diet and an active lifestyle are integral to keeping our bodies and minds fit. Make it be known that that that there is nothing wrong in purchasing second-hand items from thrift stores, yard sales, or via classified ads or even online via places like eBay or Craigslist.
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