Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Welcome to Debt Free Stories. She and her husband paid off $147,000 in debt–including their home. After paying off the debt, she was able to quit her job to pursue her passion. She blogs at The Debt Myth. But it wasn’t a decade of nothing but paying off debt.

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Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Financial Goals 236

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Try adjusting the terms, loan types or rate until you find a debt consolidation plan that fits your goals and budget. Debt consolidation is the process of combining several debts into one new loan. The goal is to streamline payments, lower interest, and pay off debt more quickly.

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Debt Calculators Credit Cards Credit 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 6, 2013

My friend Jackie over at The Debt Myth has created a Pay Off Debt App which I think is very cool. She has lived the journey of being sunken in debt and then freeing herself and now she is trying to help others do the same with her new app. Saving Money on Renovations. I thrive in the heat and sunshine.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Key takeaways A personal loan is money you can borrow to finance large purchases, consolidate debt, invest in yourself or cover emergency expenses. Working to improve your credit score and reduce your debt-to-income ratio before applying can help get you the best loan terms. You will also start to repay the money.

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Debt Credit Cards Credit College Tuition 52

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. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? worth of debt. We owed money to just about everybody.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

A personal loan is money you borrow in a lump sum and repay in fixed monthly payments. Lenders primarily use your financial and credit information to determine your rate, but may consider additional information like whether you own your home, your education level and your employer. What is a personal loan?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

I still have debt to pay off and want to buy a house, so all of that inflation money could go toward saving or paying down debt more quickly. I think setting it up like this so that it never hits my account will stop me from rerouting the money toward less important things, like new dresses and shoes.

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Debt Goals Money Bills 189

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. 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? What kind of debt was it?

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 9, 2021

Stressed out, we ventured into Dave Ramsey’s online Financial Peace University home course for help. Prior to FPU, we thought we were doing well financially and never considered that we had too much debt. There were a lot more fun and purposeful things we could have done with that money than pay the lender.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2017

our home with a GREAT interest rate so we are okay with it. debts one by one. What inspired you to become debt free? When my husband and I got married, we were making hardly any money. Eventually, my husband also got a better paying job and I started teaching. strict budget. towards our debt.

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Debt Debt Free Friends And Family Sale Budgeting 100

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 4, 2014

When Jon and I were married, we acknowledged that high paying careers were not on the docket for us, knowing that we wanted to have both comfortable and generous lives we decided that we would have to be incredibly diligent with our resources. The first step in this diligence was paying off debt.

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Debt Free Debt Goals Student 243

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 5, 2015

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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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 15, 2011

Money Cone: 9 Impulse Buys that Turned Out Better than Expected We’ve all bought stuff based on commercials that turned out nothing like how it was advertised. Live Real, Now: Make Extra Money, Part 6: Setting Up a Site In this installment of the Make Extra Money series, LRN is going to show you how to set up a WordPress site.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 2, 2015

We sold the majority of our possessions and now our family of 5 lives in a two bedroom apartment in the city as opposed to our much, much larger home in the suburbs. What inspired you to get debt free? Once we did that we were able to pay everything off at once. If we want to buy a car, we save and pay cash.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 4, 2011

A plan B is a must in any home. Jason Price from One Money Design interviews Chuck Bentley: The Root of Riches Book Interview. Chuck wrote the book to challenge how people think about money.&#. Your City or County May Have Free Money For You. Crystal from Stupid Cents talks 401k Allocation and where to put your money.

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Personal Finance Finance Family Debt 240

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 8, 2018

Do you feel like you have more month than money? Do you look at your bank account and wonder, “where did all the money go?” 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. Another way to think of a budget is a spending plan.

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Budgeting Budget Financial Goals Goals 133

For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

You can use the difference in income to pay off debt, save or invest. And if you rent, save money and then invest the difference. Save money by preparing your own meals. Gifts don’t have to cost a lot of money. Drink water to save money and calories. 20 Tips for Frugal Living. Eat out less.

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Frugal Lives Frugal Living Frugal Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions 49

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 22, 2020

Our business was doing very well, and we were excited about the opportunity to own a property outside of our home. After the first year, the new business debt weighed on me. How We Paid off Six Figures on Non-Mortgage Debt: Our non-mortgage debt was in the six figures when we wrote Our Debt Freedom plan and included 5 loans.

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Debt Health Insurance Insurance Budgeting 130

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 . I would say that this plan helped me more in the area of using a zero-based budget and sticking with a budget. My top tips to pay off your debt would be the following.

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 27, 2015

I’m a former 3rd grade teacher, but now a stay at home mom and a graphic designer of Joyful Art Designs. We are both planners and despise wasting money on debt/interest, which is what led us to pay off our mortgage as soon as we could! There were two things that inspired us to pay off debt.

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Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Finds 100

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 10, 2014

I got tired of being left at home because I had a day job, so now we get to travel together and create our own adventures. 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. What inspired you to get debt free? Who initiated the debt free goal?

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Debt Debt Free Financial Goals Goals 227

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 2, 2016

Arguably if I’d known about all the great free advice around at that time I’d have got out of debt sooner, but in the early days it was really a case of trying to figure it out for myself. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. There was only one way to find out!

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Debt Finds Debt Free Pay Off Debt 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 12, 2016

The inspiration to pay off my debt was watching my grandmother balance her checkbook. She was so meticulous with her money. That observation brought back the flood of stories she and my grandfather told about coming to the US from Cuba with no money and starting over in their late 30s. Simply doing a budget.

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Credit Cards Debt Debt Free Student 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 7, 2015

Today’s debt free story is from Stacy. She shares delicious recipes, money saving tips and frugal living posts at her blog, Stacy Makes Cents. I’m a stay-at-home homeschooling mom to Annie (5), Andy (2), and Eli (2 months). How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it?

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