Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Working to improve your credit score and reduce your debt-to-income ratio before applying can help get you the best loan terms. Common reasons include paying off debt, financing a large purchase such as a vehicle or a boat, or covering the cost of a major expense like a wedding or a home renovation.

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Debt Credit Cards Credit College Tuition 52

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. What are your financial goals now?

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Debt Debt Free Budgeting Budget 100

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 2, 2015

In order to maintain our debt free lifestyle, we pay cash for everything. We rarely use a credit card and if we do, we pay it off right away. If we want to buy a car, we save and pay cash. We have been given money ourselves during our process of paying off debt and try to remain grateful and giving.

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Student Debt Debt Free Finds 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 4, 2011

They are also there working with you to help you reach your goals; even those financial goals. Control Your Cash from Control Your Cash boldly says Your Smart Car Isn’t Saving the World. A recent survey claimed that six out of ten parents provide or have provided financial help to their adult children.

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Personal Finance Finance Family Debt 240

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2017

It took us four years, but we paid off over $80,000 of debt! We are debt. medical bills, a small credit card, both of our cars, and student loans. debts one by one. cars, and finally our student loans. What inspired you to become debt free? you are debt free? What are your financial goals now?

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Debt Debt Free Friends And Family Sale Budgeting 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

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

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. We started paying it off when we got married and became debt free just shy of our second anniversary. What inspired you to become debt free?

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Debt Debt Free College Finds 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. In September 2001, we bought a 1700 square foot home with a one-car garage and ONE full bathroom.

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Debt Health Insurance Insurance Budgeting 130

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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Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Finds 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 12, 2016

What kind of debt was it? I had $56,000 of debt when I decided to become debt free. I had $29,000 in MBA student loans, $14,000 in credit cards, and $13,000 in a car loan. I had planned to pay it all off in 2.5 Not using debt helps create the connection. I will NEVER finance a car again.

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Credit Cards Debt Debt Free Student 100

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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Debt Free Debt Budgeting Budget 100