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Start Planning and Budgeting for Summer TODAY!

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” Kids (and parents) get excited about summer trips and activities, so I like to post a family calendar on the refrigerator with all of our summer plans and activities. Budget-Friendly Summer Fun Ideas: Summer activities can be found all around you. You can enjoy all of these activities and more at a state park!

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Meet Jackie. She and Her Husband Paid off $147,000 in Debt | Debt Free Stories

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About $52,000 of that $147K was consumer debt (credit cards, a student loan, a car loan, a home improvement loan, etc.) But it wasn’t a decade of nothing but paying off debt. When we first started we couldn’t have even conceived of becoming completely debt free. What inspired you to get debt free?

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What Is A Personal Loan?

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Working to improve your credit score and reduce your debt-to-income ratio before applying can help get you the best loan terms. Common reasons include paying off debt, financing a large purchase such as a vehicle or a boat, or covering the cost of a major expense like a wedding or a home renovation.

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Find out how Jessica & Her Husband Paid off $175,000 of Debt

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Our lives have been forever changed and our opportunity to financial success in the future are greater than they could have ever been! What inspired you to get debt free? We weren’t really active looking for it actually. My husband has always been the one who has felt the full weight of our debt. That was fun!

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Meet Krista & Jon Who Paid Off $36,000 | Debt Free Stories

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Jon’s been a youth pastor for 4 years and we’re very active in the Quaker church or ‘Friends.’ The first step in this diligence was paying off debt. What are your financial goals now? Currently our goal is to max out both of our Roth IRA accounts each year.

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Find out How Acadia & Her Husband Paid off $97,000 in Student Loans

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We strive to be a pretty active family. Louis neighborhood is within walking distance to the zoo and a couple of parks, so I enjoy walking with the kids each day to let them run off some energy and I get a little workout in too. If married, who initiated the debt free goal? What are your financial goals now?

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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They are also there working with you to help you reach your goals; even those financial goals. In this case, they helped a school fund interactive learning activities. Financial Uproar from Financial Uproar discusses The Damn Kids These Days. Families are our rock, our support system, and our fans.