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How I’m Managing our Family Budget during the Pandemic

Family Balance Sheet

Like many across the globe, my family’s finances are a bit unstable due to the Coronvius Pandemic. My second prayer is that my family gets through this crisis financially. We paid off our last non-mortgage debt in September and have since sent that loan’s monthly payment to our mortgage principal.

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Embrace the Negative!

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

” p 88 Mark Haynes Daniell in Strategy for the Wealthy Family – Seven Principles to Assure Riches to Riches Across Generations. Was it the times you were flush with money or the times you were dirt poor and had to make do? If you are rock steady on the path to paying down your debts, pay more. Free money!

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Our Big Financial Goal for 2016

Family Balance Sheet

As God is my witness, it WILL be the year that we pay off the last of our non-mortgage debt. At the time, we had 4 business loans and 1 student loan that were weighing on us, so we created our Debt Freedom Plan. We have more important things to do with our money besides sending a large portion of it to the creditors every month.

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

Family Balance Sheet

This is our very last non-mortgage loan and we send an extra payment every month as part of our Debt Freedom Plan. We bought a used pop-up several years ago and it was one of the best decisions for our family We absolutely adore camping, and we’d like to upgrade to a travel trailer. I’ll apply that money to the debt.

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My 2020 Financial Goals & A Recap of 2019

Family Balance Sheet

My word was REDUCE: Non-mortgage debt to zero. There were hits and misses on this list, and many are things that I will continue to work on, but let’s recap: 1 – Reduce non-mortgage debt to zero. We’ve been working since 2013 to pay off a boat load of non-mortgage debt. clutter/stuff that we don’t need.

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Meet a Reader | Mbmom11, in the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

I live in the Midwest with my family. Growing up in a large family, we had enough, but with the specter of inflation and bad job market (gotta love the 70’s and 80’s) , there was definitely a feeling of needing to make sure you had a cushion. Why do I want to save money? Here’s MB: 1.