Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 4, 2011

Philip from Deliver Away Debt shares his story: How I Delivered Away My Debt. mbhunter from Mighty Bargain Hunter asks Are you contributing to this debt clock? and says, “The big debt clock is over $14 trillion now, but this other one is approaching $1 trillion, and may affect you more directly.&#. How about you?

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Personal Finance Finance Family Debt 240

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

My husband and I were graduate students with loans and credit card debt, and we were certain that a higher income would solve all of our problems. This means that after we take care of retirement and emergency fund contributions, and after everything else is taken care of, we have enough to do what we like. Money Tips'

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San Francisco Emergency Fund Money Utah 248

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 3, 2012

Increase our Monthly Debt Payment. We have set a goal date of July 2015 to pay off all of our debt. This includes our mortgage and my husband's student loan. Increase Family Emergency Fund to Six Months Salary. This might take us 2 years to achieve. Start a Car Replacement Savings Account.

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Financial Goals Goals 2012 Emergency Fund 127

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 22, 2020

It was so big that I cried for two days straight– we paid off six figures in non-mortgage debts. How we got to six figures of non-mortgage debt: In the summer of 2012, we found an opportunity to purchase an office building for our small business. After the first year, the new business debt weighed on me.

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Debt Health Insurance Insurance Budgeting 130

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 26, 2016

What can you even buy for $.06? While the grand-kids savings account alternatives are slim – save in a piggy bank or buy that new toy, adults have a few other options. Of course, depending on what we buy, we may experience some buyers remorse. We could take on debt to grow using other people’s money.

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Money Saving Money Lowes Grandchildren 124

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 17, 2018

Move up the Student Loan Payoff Date. This is our very last non-mortgage loan and we send an extra payment every month as part of our Debt Freedom Plan. I’ll apply that money to the debt. Our Debt Freedom Plan (an update): In 2013, we found ourselves with a lot of debt and not enough cash flow. 2017 Update.

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Financial Goals Goals 2018 Debt 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 10, 2012

All sorts of people drown in debt, feel bad about their financial situation, and then feel like they deserve a holiday to get away from it all. So they hop on a plane and spend a week or two in the sun, coming back to even more debt. I don’t have any debt, (except student loans/mortgages) so I can afford to go.

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Travel Debt Finance Emergency Fund 226

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 27, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Olivia. 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! How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We paid off a total of $118,000 debt. What inspired you to get debt free?

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Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Finds 100