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. Three to six months living expenses used to be what the personal finance experts recommended, but in today's environment, maybe six months to a year is more prudent. It was a scary time for us.

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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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October 2011 Finance Personal Finance 200

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 16, 2015

How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We paid off $36,000 in student loans, credit cards, cars and a bit of medical debt. What inspired you to get debt free? But I would say the breaking point came in June of 2011 when I was in a car wreck. To pay off our home early.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 2, 2015

If we want to buy a car, we save and pay cash. This may seem like a strange answer to put in this section, but we believe in helping others when they are struggling and putting our finances towards caring for our community and others around the world. If married, who initiated the debt free goal? Give to others.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Key takeaways A personal loan is money you can borrow to finance large purchases, consolidate debt, invest in yourself or cover emergency expenses. Working to improve your credit score and reduce your debt-to-income ratio before applying can help get you the best loan terms.

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Debt Credit Cards Credit College Tuition 52

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

I interviewed several personal finance bloggers that have conquered their past financial goals and continue to challenge themselves going forward. 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.

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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. How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending?

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

2 – Create your own Debt Freedom Plan. I realized that we were spreading ourselves too thin and our finances were not as great as I thought they were. We are following his debt snowball method and the book provided the blueprint for our Debt Freedom Plan. Download your FREE Debt Payoff Goal Tracker.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2017

She is the co-founder of the website, Little Light on a Hill , where she writes about faith, family, and finances. I love her passion for helping others along their debt free journey. Be sure to check out her website where she is offering a free finance workbook if you subscribe to her newsletter. We are debt.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Charissa. She helps readers gain control of their finances and live well on a budget at her blog Cook with a Shoe . How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We paid off $7,665 worth of credit cards, school loans and a car loan.

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Debt Debt Free College Finds 100

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 10, 2014

How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? After my first marriage fell apart, I ended up with over $14,000 of consumer debt, made up of a car loan and credit cards. It took just over a year (14 months to be exact) before I paid off all my debts and became debt free!

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Debt Debt Free Financial Goals Goals 227

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 27, 2015

We paid off a total of $118,000 debt. 110,000 was our mortgage and $8,000 was my car. It took us 33 months to pay it off! I was 24 years old when we paid it off. The first week after our Honeymoon, Ryan paid off the remaining debt on my car. He does not do car payments.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 12, 2016

I work in Finance/Accounting for a large corporation but I have also started a company called Every Single Dollar , which focuses on personal finance for single women. What kind of debt was it? I had $56,000 of debt when I decided to become debt free. I had planned to pay it all off in 2.5

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 22, 2020

Financially speaking, he focuses on building the business and I focus on managing our home and finances. When I first approached him about paying off these debts early, he said to me, “it’s not going to happen by clipping coupons. We drive older cars. We increased our income. Small home = Low Expenses.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 7, 2015

The only debt we had was a mortgage – however when we first got married we were stupid and bought a Mercedes. We ended up using my remaining collage savings to pay that off. We swore we would never finance a car again. What inspired you to get debt free? We quit when we were paying off debt.

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