Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

San Antonio, Texas is our home when we aren’t traveling the world. We paid off $68,000 of debt in eight months. The debt included about $30,000 in student loans, some medical debt, IRS debt, and a small amount on a credit card. What inspired you to get debt free?

Debt 245

Debt Debt Free Finance Friends And Family Sale 245

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 5, 2015

I am a stay at home mom to 3 kiddos and a cockapoo named Otis. We live a pretty busy lives and when given free weekends at home we love spending time at home on our little farm. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? Total, we paid off $175K in 2 years!! 130K in mortgage debt.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Finds Finance 100

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JUNE 16, 2015

I am a stay at home mom and freelance marketer and my husband works in the construction industry. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We paid off $36,000 in student loans, credit cards, cars and a bit of medical debt. To pay off our home early.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Finds Goals 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 4, 2011

A plan B is a must in any home. Often times, home buyers may not be aware that free money for a down payment on a house is still available for qualified buyers. Philip Taylor from PT Money Personal Finance presents The Best Gas Rewards Credit Cards–June 2011. Your City or County May Have Free Money For You.

Personal Finance 240

Personal Finance Finance Family Debt 240

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

We had two student loans that still had balances, even though we’d already been paying on them for 10 years. We also had four credit cards, two lines of credit, and a car loan. What inspired you to become debt free? Coming home from a trip to Disney World was what started it all.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Budgeting Budget 100

For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

You can use the difference in income to pay off debt, save or invest. Find all kinds of fun activities you can do at home. Stop using your credit cards. Credit cards make buying too easy and you usually end up buying too much when you use them. 20 Tips for Frugal Living.

Frugal Lives 49

Frugal Lives Frugal Living Frugal Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions 49

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 11, 2016

We charted out our course of action to pay off debts and start saving for retirement. If not for that fund, we would most likely have used credit cards to survive. We reduced our spending where we could that year, but the money to pay any shortfall each month came from our emergency fund.

Emergency Fund 100

Emergency Fund Money Finance Debt 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 6, 2011

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Debt 113

Debt Finance Pay Off Debt Credit 113

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 2, 2015

We sold the majority of our possessions and now our family of 5 lives in a two bedroom apartment in the city as opposed to our much, much larger home in the suburbs. What inspired you to get debt free? We are living in an apartment that we can pay for out of one paycheck with money left over. Was there a particular event?

Student 100

Student Debt Debt Free Finds 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2017

We are debt. medical bills, a small credit card, both of our cars, and student loans. our home with a GREAT interest rate so we are okay with it. debts one by one. We tackled our small credit card balance, then our. What inspired you to become debt free? you are debt free? The biggest.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Friends And Family Sale Budgeting 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 12, 2016

How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? I had $56,000 of debt when I decided to become debt free. I had $29,000 in MBA student loans, $14,000 in credit cards, and $13,000 in a car loan. I had planned to pay it all off in 2.5 How long did it take you?

Credit Cards 100

Credit Cards Debt Debt Free Student 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 15, 2011

Our Journey To Zero: Get To Know Old People and Save Money Great deals can be found in the most surprising of places, like from old people and funeral homes. Money Reasons: Why I Got An American Express Blue Cash Card MR loves reward credit cards. Read his take on this great rewards card.

October 200

October 2011 Finance Personal Finance 200

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We paid off $7,665 worth of credit cards, school loans and a car loan. We started paying it off when we got married and became debt free just shy of our second anniversary. What inspired you to become debt free?

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free College Finds 100

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 27, 2015

I’m a former 3rd grade teacher, but now a stay at home mom and a graphic designer of Joyful Art Designs. There were two things that inspired us to pay off debt. Our plans for me to be a stay at home mom on one teacher salary. Since we didn’t have any other debt, we decided to tackle our house as fast as we could.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Finds 100

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 10, 2014

I got tired of being left at home because I had a day job, so now we get to travel together and create our own adventures. After my first marriage fell apart, I ended up with over $14,000 of consumer debt, made up of a car loan and credit cards. Were there arguments during the time you were working on your debt?

Debt 227

Debt Debt Free Financial Goals Goals 227

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 8, 2018

Many years ago, our cash flow sucked, we put Christmas on a credit card, and I wasn’t sure how I was going to pay for a large tax bill. I came up with strategies to help us pay for yearly bills, large expenses, and we were able to pay off debts. How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!).

Budgeting 133

Budgeting Budget Financial Goals Goals 133

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 2, 2016

At the same time my credit card debt was slowly creeping upward too thanks to my minimal income. I was earning more each year and the debt I was carrying was covered each month without too much worry. To go for a meal out, or grab take-out on the way home. Paying off debt and growing savings is a means to an end.

Debt 100

Debt Finds Debt Free Pay Off Debt 100