Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 2, 2017
Wonder what sets you apart from the people that seem to crush their financial goals? These folks didn’t corner the market on goal success either, instead they just got the task DONE. Their 2017 goal is to boost their savings rate and get their expenses down to $30,000 a year as they work towards financial independence.
Family Balance Sheet
NOVEMBER 5, 2014
The debt consisted of my student loans and a car loan. I went through Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University when I was 18 years old. We also went out for a nice dinner and treated ourselves to new running shoes and running clothes. What are your financial goals now? How much debt did you pay off?
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Family Balance Sheet
SEPTEMBER 20, 2016
It started with $40,000 in consumer debt (vehicles, credit cards, small student loan) and then sold our home and eliminated the $140,000 of mortgage debt. No new clothes, no vacation, no extra anything. What are your financial goals now? Do not allow fear to convince you to not pursue your financial goals.
Family Balance Sheet
JUNE 16, 2015
We paid off $36,000 in student loans, credit cards, cars and a bit of medical debt. So I take the clothing or grocery budget and stretch it as far as I can. We took a deep breath, celebrated for five seconds and then set about a new goal of saving for a down payment. What are your financial goals now?
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. This is where we cut out any extra spending, such as personal money and clothing money, as well as trying to cut our grocery budget for the month, and add the money we saved to the debt payment. worth of debt.
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 20, 2017
medical bills, a small credit card, both of our cars, and student loans. cars, and finally our student loans. racks FIRST when shopping for clothes and shoes. selection of clothes at a fraction of the price before the next year. What are your financial goals now? We are debt. free except for our mortgage.
Family Balance Sheet
JUNE 8, 2018
Personally, budgeting has allowed us to control of our money, reach financial goals, and start planning for our dream life. Some items are fixed and are recurring each month, but other things are variable (change month to month) such as groceries, heating/cooling, clothing, restaurants. Total your expenses.
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