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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. How Much Do You Need in 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. That’s a necessity.
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Family Balance Sheet
NOVEMBER 5, 2014
We paid off just over $23,000 in one year and four months. The debt consisted of my student loans and a car loan. What inspired you to get debt free? That inspired me to be intentional with my finances and to follow Dave’s six steps. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 4, 2011
Hello and welcome to the 316th Carnival of Personal Finance- Family Edition. Big Cajun Man from THE Canadian Personal Finance Site asks What is Your Financial Plan B? Control Your Cash from Control Your Cash boldly says Your Smart Car Isn’t Saving the World. It has gone on for generations. What do you think?
Family Balance Sheet
AUGUST 11, 2016
But for our own safety net, we must make our finances a priority. We charted out our course of action to pay off debts and start saving for retirement. It’s taking forever for us to accomplish the step we’re on (paying off our non-mortgage debt), but we keep plugging away. It is a lot.
Family Balance Sheet
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014
About $52,000 of that $147K was consumer debt (credit cards, a student loan, a car loan, a home improvement loan, etc.) But it wasn’t a decade of nothing but paying off debt. When we first started we couldn’t have even conceived of becoming completely debt free. The rest was our house.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
OCTOBER 15, 2011
Now without further adieu, I present you with the dozens of great reads written by Yakezie members and challengers alike this past week in our efforts to bring you timely insight on personal finance and lifestyle today. Don’t Quit Your Day Job: Refinance Your Mortgage and Pay the Same Amount?
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