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Meet Amanda & Daniel. They Paid Off $68,000 in Debt in 8 Months.

Family Balance Sheet

What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. Daniel took on an extra job doing support work for an online company that he could do from home. We sold extra items that we weren’t using through Craigslist and garage sales. We ate at home a lot and watched our food budget carefully.

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How to Save Money in 2016

Saving Cents With Sense

I know many of you are in similar situations of needed to save, but wanting to pay off debt, and eventually be able to put money in savings. Through lay offs, new jobs, new schools, illness, and everything else involved with a family, we have had our ups and downs. This site uses affiliate links. and much more.

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Find out how Lydia & her Husband Paid off $36,000 in Debt in 2 Years

Family Balance Sheet

I am a stay at home mom and freelance marketer and my husband works in the construction industry. How much debt did you pay off? I ended up spending the remainder of my pregnancy using a cane. Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? Not really.

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

Family Balance Sheet

I am a stay at home mom to 3 kiddos and a cockapoo named Otis. We live a pretty busy lives and when given free weekends at home we love spending time at home on our little farm. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? Total, we paid off $175K in 2 years!! 130K in mortgage debt.

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20 Tips for Frugal Living

For the Mommas

You can use the difference in income to pay off debt, save or invest. Ask around, see if someone you know may have an extra of something they’re not using and don’t need so they’d be happy to give it to you. Use accessories to add a touch of color and style. Use a 30-day list. Eat out less.

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5 Ways to Reduce Your Debt

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Instead pack a lunch and cook some simple meals at home for dinner. Also cut out any unnecessary expenditure, such as subscriptions and memberships that may no longer be of much use to you. You can use a simple pen and notepad. You can use a simple pen and notepad. You can use a spreadsheet on your computer.

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Over 40 and Worried about Money? Start here!

Family Balance Sheet

We charted out our course of action to pay off debts and start saving for retirement. It’s taking forever for us to accomplish the step we’re on (paying off our non-mortgage debt), but we keep plugging away. Use my Family Balance Sheet excel spreadsheet to help you organize your finances.