Cooking At Home Credit Cards Financial Goals Motivation 
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. So I finally got to the third gas station and inserted my Discover card, hoping it would accept it. We started cooking at home more, a big issue for us was eating out.
Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 12, 2016
I had $29,000 in MBA student loans, $14,000 in credit cards, and $13,000 in a car loan. It took me five years to pay off my debt but two of those years I had a job loss, I was taking care of my grandparents and I had lost my motivation and drive to pay off the debt. I no longer use credit cards – only debit cards or cash.
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