Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

We had tried other methods in the past, but found this one suited us best since it forced us to focus on one goal at a time, rather than trying to do it all (pay off debt and contribute to savings and retirement). What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Budgeting Budget 100

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 5, 2015

We had become so accustomed to living off both incomes that we really had to re-adjust a few lifestyle choices so we could live off just my husbands income. This ultimately is what put us on the fast track for paying off debt in such a quick amount of time. If married, who initiated the debt free goal?

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Finds Finance 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.

Debt Free 243

Debt Free Debt Goals Student 243

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2017

Also buy produce as it is in season. buy things marked down at the end of the season so we have a good. 2 – I also will continue meal planning and buying sales for groceries. Eating out, buying shoes, whatever. you are debt free? When we first started paying off debt we really didn’t have anything to.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Friends And Family Sale Budgeting 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 4, 2011

They are also there working with you to help you reach your goals; even those financial goals. Tim from How to Make Bankable Savings discusses Buy Versus Rent: Non-Financial Considerations are Ke y The decision to buy or rent your home involves more than a financial analysis.

Personal Finance 240

Personal Finance Finance Family Debt 240

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 27, 2015

The first and most important step to paying off our house, was buying a house we could afford. We made sure we could afford the monthly payments on a 15 year mortgage, with the mindset that we would pay more each month. What inspired you to get debt free? There were two things that inspired us to pay off debt.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Finds 100

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 2, 2016

However, working in retail as I did, I was never a “big earner” While I tried to repay my student debt, the small payments I could afford made very little inroads. Firstly, I was offered a better-paid job but needed a vehicle to get there, so I took out a loan to buy one. Initially it all seemed fine. Yes, but not yet!

Debt 100

Debt Finds Debt Free Pay Off Debt 100

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 22, 2020

In September 2019, my husband and I accomplished our biggest financial goal in our almost 20 years of marriage. It was so big that I cried for two days straight– we paid off six figures in non-mortgage debts. We buy reliable vehicle brands that are built to drive for many many years. We drive older cars.

Debt 130

Debt Health Insurance Insurance Budgeting 130

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 12, 2016

Once I got home from that money changing event at my grandparents’ house, my best friend told me about this financial series she and her husband had been going through at church called Financial Peace University (Dave Ramsey). I was very excited about it and ended up buying Dave Ramsey’s book, The Total Money Makeover.

Credit Cards 100

Credit Cards Debt Debt Free Student 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 7, 2015

I was raised debt-free and Barry was introduced to a debt-free lifestyle from his grandmother and aunt. Don’t buy it. We just decided to pay our house off as quickly as possible because we didn’t even want to be saddled with a mortgage. We quit when we were paying off debt.

Debt Free 100

Debt Free Debt Budgeting Budget 100