Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

I interviewed several personal finance bloggers that have conquered their past financial goals and continue to challenge themselves going forward. Maureen eliminated $79,000 of credit card and student loan debt less than 3 years. Each month when they do their budget, they update their chart.

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

We paid off over $147,000 in debt (actually way over that amount, if you want to count a $210,000 rental property that I sold at a slight loss.) About $52,000 of that $147K was consumer debt (credit cards, a student loan, a car loan, a home improvement loan, etc.) Then my husband decided to pay off his car.

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

You can find Angela at her You Tube channel, Our Life…on a Budget , where she vlogs about getting out of debt and staying there! Angela & Jeff’s Debt Free Story. We had two student loans that still had balances, even though we’d already been paying on them for 10 years. Where are you from?

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Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

While the forecast doesn’t call for massive savings — for HE loans, anyway — any reduction in borrowing costs saves prospective borrowers some cash, and encourages them to turn to this financing tool. While high compared to their average of six percent in 2022, that’s significantly lower than other forms of consumer debt.

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Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 5, 2015

What kind of debt was it? Total, we paid off $175K in 2 years!! 130K in mortgage debt. 10K in car payments, $35K in credit card debt. We made the decision to tackle our debt back at our home church in Chattanooga. My husband has always been the one who has felt the full weight of our debt.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 15, 2011

Now without further adieu, I present you with the dozens of great reads written by Yakezie members and challengers alike this past week in our efforts to bring you timely insight on personal finance and lifestyle today. Don’t Quit Your Day Job: Refinance Your Mortgage and Pay the Same Amount?

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Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 11, 2016

But for our own safety net, we must make our finances a priority. We charted out our course of action to pay off debts and start saving for retirement. It’s hard to change and improve your finances if you have no idea where you currently stand. ” I hear you. It is a lot. 5 Strategies to get Started: 1.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 16, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Lydia. She blogs about living a limitless life on a limited budget at Frugal Debt Free Life. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We paid off $36,000 in student loans, credit cards, cars and a bit of medical debt.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2017

She is the co-founder of the website, Little Light on a Hill , where she writes about faith, family, and finances. I love her passion for helping others along their debt free journey. Be sure to check out her website where she is offering a free finance workbook if you subscribe to her newsletter. We are debt.

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For the Mommas

JANUARY 23, 2013

Saving more (52%), spending less (19%) and paying off debt (19%). Create a budget. If you achieve it, nothing happens, but if you don’t achieve it, the site will charge your credit card and donate money to a charity whose cause you hate. Paying Off Debt. The top 3 financial resolutions?

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 2, 2015

We are living in an apartment that we can pay for out of one paycheck with money left over. The money that we used to spend on debt now goes into savings. In order to maintain our debt free lifestyle, we pay cash for everything. We rarely use a credit card and if we do, we pay it off right away.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

2 – Create your own Debt Freedom Plan. I realized that we were spreading ourselves too thin and our finances were not as great as I thought they were. We are following his debt snowball method and the book provided the blueprint for our Debt Freedom Plan. Download your FREE Debt Payoff Goal Tracker.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 8, 2018

Many years ago, our cash flow sucked, we put Christmas on a credit card, and I wasn’t sure how I was going to pay for a large tax bill. During that time, I started to budget for everything. Every aspect of our lives was included in our budget. Another way to think of a budget is a spending plan.

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Motherhood Moments

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

billion on the holiday this year, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2023's Best Places for Valentine’s Day. V-Day Debt Is Worth It for Some People. Almost 1 in 5 Americans think a Valentine’s Day gift is worth going into credit card debt. Bad Credit Might Keep You Single.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Charissa. She helps readers gain control of their finances and live well on a budget at her blog Cook with a Shoe . How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We paid off $7,665 worth of credit cards, school loans and a car loan.

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Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 10, 2014

How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? After my first marriage fell apart, I ended up with over $14,000 of consumer debt, made up of a car loan and credit cards. It took just over a year (14 months to be exact) before I paid off all my debts and became debt free!

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 27, 2015

There were two things that inspired us to pay off debt. I knew I was going to be a stay at home mom when we had kids and since we were both teachers, we simply could not afford for me to stay home, unless we got rid of something big in our budget. Extra money from budgeting wisely and spending less (specific tips below).

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 12, 2016

I work in Finance/Accounting for a large corporation but I have also started a company called Every Single Dollar , which focuses on personal finance for single women. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? I had $56,000 of debt when I decided to become debt free.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 2, 2016

At the same time my credit card debt was slowly creeping upward too thanks to my minimal income. I was earning more each year and the debt I was carrying was covered each month without too much worry. Spending Audits Not Budgets – This might be a little controversial, but I tried budgeting and kept on failing.

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