Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Read more about Shannon’s debt free journey. What inspired you to get debt free? In January 2013 there was a blog post on Keeper of the Home that first awakened me to the concept of living debt free. We were living on one income that placed us just at the top of lower class income level.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Advantages of Paying Off Debt From a purely financial point of view, it makes more sense to focus on debt payoff rather than directing available cash to a savings account. From a personal point of view, I much prefer living debt free. It’s a question of how to ensure the gains outweigh the losses.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 2, 2015

Just as others may struggle with staying on budget, we struggled in dealing with not having much time for each other or as a family during that time. How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending? This is a huge celebration for us in living debt free!

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 19, 2016

How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending? I wrote my book, The Spender’s Guide to Debt-Free Living: How a Spending Fast Helped Me Get From Broke to Badass in Record Time , so people who really want to be debt-free can have a step-by-step guide on how to do it just like I did.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Canadian Finance Blog tells us why living debt free doesn’t help our credit score. I like the idea of helping them out with setting up a budget. I have never owed that much on a credit card but I have had issues with paying them off in the past. Why not prevent this problem by following his tips. Great ideas.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 7, 2015

How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending? We do budget together EVERY SINGLE MONTH. Because each month needs a different budget based on the circumstances you’re currently in. I carry the budget envelopes in my purse, because if Barry carried them in his pockets, that would just be weirdo.

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