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Where I found money in February

Family Balance Sheet

I have used the extra money to pay off debt, fund family trips, or build up our Christmas savings. I had an unexpected surprise hit my credit card in February. Neither my husband nor I have been to Europe so this was a big deal and we were very excited to be able to take our kids on such a trip.

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Create your debt freedom plan

Family Balance Sheet

Prior to FPU, we thought we were doing well financially and never considered that we had too much debt. We didn’t carry over credit card balances, we paid off our car notes early, and the interest rate on the student loan was at a low 2.75%. At that time, we didn’t consider all debt to be dumb.

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