Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 19, 2016

It was a mix of college loans, a personal loan from my parents (for college), an overdraft account, and credit card debt. What inspired you to get debt free? I had tried a lot of different things to get out of debt but nothing worked. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt.

Credit Cards 100

Credit Cards Debt Free College Debt 100

Penny Pinchin' Mom

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Advantages of Paying Off Debt From a purely financial point of view, it makes more sense to focus on debt payoff rather than directing available cash to a savings account. From a personal point of view, I much prefer living debt free. This is why you should pay off your high-interest debts like credit cards first.

Pay Off Debt 52

Pay Off Debt Debt Emergency Fund Financial Goals 52

Saving With Shellie

DECEMBER 12, 2011

This is audio lesson will teach you about Dave’s Debt Snowball Method and how to start the process of living debt free. We did two of the steps out of order and we still use our credit cards (responsibly). Stan and I do our own modified version of Dave’s plan.

Living Debt Free 75

Living Debt Free Debt Audio Debt Free 75

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Read more about Shannon’s debt free journey. What inspired you to get debt free? In January 2013 there was a blog post on Keeper of the Home that first awakened me to the concept of living debt free. We were living on one income that placed us just at the top of lower class income level.

Debt Free 100

Debt Free Debt Financial Goals Budgeting 100

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 2, 2015

However, with my husband being an architect and an overall really handy guy, we decided that fixing up the house and selling it could give us enough profit to at least pay off a big chunk of our debt. It took us two years of my husband working full-time at his job and then using every other second to work on the house.

Student 100

Student Debt Debt Free Finds 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Personal Finance by the Book tells us how negotiating can put us on top. I have used this tactic in the past and it really does work. Get Rich Slowly tells us how we can cheat on our taxes legally. For veggie scraps and such, I try to use them to make stock so they don’t even hit the compost pile.

February 113

February Debt Finance Personal Finance 113