Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 6, 2022

I’ve been making bacon a lot lately in my cast iron skillet. Credit Card Cash Back Redemptions in July: $196. Years ago during our Debt Freedom Plan, I avoided using credit cards, not because we had credit card debt, but because I was trying to limit our overall spending.

July 130

July Frugal Credit Cards Donation 130

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 9, 2013

I also had to iron, make my bed, clean the wood floors in my bedroom, help Dad when he worked on the car and help out with special projects (like painting the rental house). They didn’t use credit (I’m not even sure they ever had a mortgage!) until late in life and then only credit cards. I became a saver.

Used 228

Used Parenting Credit Cards Debt 228

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Shannon. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? As many students do these days, we had tens of thousands of dollars of debt by the time we graduated with our Masters degrees. At the point when we finally got serious about paying off our debt we had $22,047 left.

Debt Free 100

Debt Free Debt Financial Goals Budgeting 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2012

Since there seems to be so much in the news lately about credit cards- the good ones, the bad ones, the ugly ones, the fee free ones, the reward ones, the secured ones, etc. I figured I would talk about credit cards as today’s theme. Funancials : Should I Cancel My Credit Card? Futures introduction.

Credit Cards 220

Credit Cards Credit Finance Personal Finance 220

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

A family picture with my parents His degree took 5 years, and during those 8 years of essentially being a 1-income couple with kids after 10 years of being a 2-income couple with no kids, they’d racked up $30k in credit card debt because they didn’t adjust their spending to their change in circumstances.

Kids and Family 192

Kids and Family Parenting Cars Car 192