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Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 22, 2011
I remember one morning my husband and I were sitting at the kitchen table contemplating if we should sell one of our cars. What got us through.our emergency fund. Had it not been for the money in our emergency savings, we would most likely have used credit cards to survive. Do you have an emergency fund?
Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 9, 2021
Prior to FPU, we thought we were doing well financially and never considered that we had too much debt. We didn’t carry over credit card balances, we paid off our car notes early, and the interest rate on the student loan was at a low 2.75%. But Dave Ramsey’s view of debt is very different. A student loan?
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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.
Family Balance Sheet
AUGUST 11, 2016
We charted out our course of action to pay off debts and start saving for retirement. Start Saving for your Emergency Fund TODAY! I remember one morning my husband and I were sitting at the kitchen table contemplating if we should sell one of our cars. Write these dreams down on paper. Where We Stand.
Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 2, 2017
Elle and her husband paid off a car loan and saved cash for their next car. Maureen eliminated $79,000 of credit card and student loan debt less than 3 years. Chris and his wife made a financial goal to switch to an all cash lifestyle, instead of relying on credit cards. ” Pay off Debt.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 4, 2011
Control Your Cash from Control Your Cash boldly says Your Smart Car Isn’t Saving the World. Philip Taylor from PT Money Personal Finance presents The Best Gas Rewards Credit Cards–June 2011. FMF from Free Money Finance shares his Simple Car Email. Jen from Master the Art of Saving presents Credit Card Happy!
Family Balance Sheet
SEPTEMBER 29, 2016
We had two student loans that still had balances, even though we’d already been paying on them for 10 years. We also had four credit cards, two lines of credit, and a car loan. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. We owed money to just about everybody.
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