Savings Corner
DECEMBER 24, 2023
Simply fill in your outstanding loan amounts, credit card balances and other debts. Fill in your outstanding loan amounts, credit card balances and other debts to see what your monthly payment could look like. Personal loans A personal loan is an unsecured loan that, unlike a credit card, has equal monthly payments.
Family Balance Sheet
JULY 10, 2023
I also opened another Capital One 360 account for our emergency fund that was also sitting in a zero-interest savings account. I received a quick response that they would reimburse us for the unused tickets from Philly to Harrisburg, which equaled $400 and more than covered the rental car. The money hit our account in April.
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Family Balance Sheet
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014
About $52,000 of that $147K was consumer debt (credit cards, a student loan, a car loan, a home improvement loan, etc.) We just wanted to pay off our credit cards, which seemed like a huge task since we’d struggled with it for years. Building an emergency fund also helps enormously. Get creative.
Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
I wasn’t comfortable keeping only $1,000 in an emergency fund with two little ones and just one income, so we didn’t follow that part of his plan. We also continued using debit and credit cards (paid in full multiple times per month) for the convenience of tracking our expenses online.
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 20, 2017
medical bills, a small credit card, both of our cars, and student loans. We tackled our small credit card balance, then our. emergency fund, so we started throwing what little extra we had straight. First, we will save our six-month emergency fund. How long did. it take you? We are debt.
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 21, 2015
We paid down mostly student loans, vehicles and business credit card debt ( we already own a home outright ). Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? We are almost done with our 3-6 month emergency fund and will begin maxing out our retirement accounts. I am the nerd.
Family Balance Sheet
SEPTEMBER 29, 2016
We also had four credit cards, two lines of credit, and a car loan. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? We are currently working towards fully funding our emergency fund. We owed money to just about everybody. What are your financial goals now?
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