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How this Couple Eliminated $180,000 of Debt in 12 Months!

Family Balance Sheet

Knowing our bank account was empty, I was hoping that one of our maxed out credit cards would have enough room to get him $20 bucks worth of gas to get him to work the next day. We also listed to The Dave Ramsey Show every day for daily motivation while we worked the baby steps. We sold EVERYTHING! We stopped buying stuff.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Glen Craig from Free From Broke asks Are Banks Ratcheting Up Their Profiling Efforts? , “In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.&#. I know for me it wasn’t easy; I needed a lot of support and motivation. This is something we can all try.