Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 9, 2021

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%. We agreed that credit card debt wasn’t very smart, but a car loan? We also didn’t feel comfortable with Dave’s suggestion of a $1000 starter emergency fund, which is his step #1.

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 6, 2020

Our emergency fund. I am totally paraphrasing the year, but had it not been for the money in our emergency savings, we would most likely have used credit cards to survive. We reduced our spending where we could, but the money to pay any shortfall each month came from our emergency fund. Storm #2: 2013.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Your positive credit report will encourage other lenders to grant similar facilities. Your risk profile goes down as you are no longer a first-time borrower, and your debt-to-income ratio goes down along with your credit utilization rate. This is why you should pay off your high-interest debts like credit cards first.

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Motherhood Moments

MARCH 4, 2023

Automating your savings towards an emergency fund makes this process easier and less painful. on your credit card. Make smart choices with credit. Credit can be a valuable tool when used wisely, but it can also quickly lead to debt if you're not careful. And this can help you steer clear of debt.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 1, 2013

Lack of An Emergency Fund . One of the most common disastrous finance mistakes is not having any sort of financial back-up for emergencies. Experts recommend an emergency fund of at least six month’s salary as essential, especially if you are struggling to make ends meet. Minimum Payments On Credit Cards.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 19, 2012

Start an Emergency Fund One of the biggest things you can do to help avoid disasters is to create an emergency fund. This is a reserve of money for emergencies; leave it alone and don’t go dipping into it for general spending. Let’s look at some of these strategies now. I’m sure everyone.

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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.

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Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 11, 2016

Start Saving for your Emergency Fund TODAY! If you are part of 70% of Generation X that has less than $1000 in personal savings account, start saving today for your emergency fund, whether it is the starter $1000 emergency fund that Dave Ramsey promotes, or it is 3-6 months of expenses. Where We Stand.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 19, 2015

Earmark this money for an emergency fund, a new car fund, a vacation fund, whatever you would like. If you use credit cards, another great source of free money is credit card rewards. Then, you’re continually building a slush fund in your checking account. Many see this as an easy way to save.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 10, 2023

I locked in the CD at my local credit union where it will earn 4.75% during that time frame. I also opened another Capital One 360 account for our emergency fund that was also sitting in a zero-interest savings account. Airlines Refund of $400 + $200 credit We flew to Florida in March to visit family.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 30, 2012

Having Multiple Credit Cards Buying with credit cards leads to spending more than you earn and we all know where that leads. Interest rates on credit cards are usually the highest around so you are actually paying many times what the item is worth. Make establishing an emergency fund a priority.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 21, 2013

Low Credit Score. Generally speaking a credit score below a 620 will not be enough to qualify you in buying your first home. While you may not want to delay the first purchase of your home, you have to realize that a low credit score, even if the bank does approve you, will not allow you to get the best interest rate.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 10, 2013

Working to build your emergency fund? Read up on emergency fund basics at Money Smart Guides. If so, don’t miss YourFinancesSimplified’s guest post about whether or not student loan debt can hurt your credit score. Confused about how much you should save and how you should go about saving it?

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

JANUARY 16, 2024

Pay Attention to Interest Rates Did you know that 82% of all Americans have a credit card, and 61% of them have credit card debt? Credit cards can be a lifesaver, especially when you need a small personal loan. Again, you’re not alone with this problem. The trick is to pay close attention to the interest rates.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 27, 2012

See if you can identify with any of these statements: I spend more than I earn I don’t have a household budget I use credit cards all the time to buy everyday essentials like food, gas, transport. Also include an emergency fund and contributions to a retirement account, even if just small amounts at first. What about signs?

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Saving Cents With Sense

MAY 26, 2014

Income should include all funds from paychecks, government assistance, annuity payments and so forth. Build a Budget & Emergency Fund. Cut out unnecessary spending and use that money to build an emergency fund. When it comes to contributing additional money to this fund, explore all your options.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 30, 2013

Some of the items that you should have available to you during an emergency include: Cash. Credit card with an adequate limit. Financial contact numbers for banks, credit issuers, insurance companies, and others. You can augment with other emergency sources as well.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 4, 2013

Money is taken from my connected personal line of credit, and I am charged a $5 fee, plus interest until the small loan is repaid. If I didn’t have that line of credit connected to my checking account , though, the consequences would be different. My other stopgap is the personal line of credit.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

How much car you can afford depends on factors like your monthly income, your credit score and the features you’d like your vehicle to have. Specifically, weigh buying in cash — and possibly eating into or wiping out your emergency fund — versus making affordable payments over time. Your credit. How much you use your car.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 25, 2014

Or put yet another trip to Las Vegas on the credit card. I opened a retirement account during that period, but it involved a managed fund with a 2% annual fee. My rewards credit cards were feeble, and I didn’t have a plan for using them. Why I Don’t Use Credit Card Rewards Programs. Money Tips'

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 19, 2014

We didn’t have credit card debt, we paid off our car notes early, and the interest rate on the student loan was at a low 2.75%, so we thought we were doing okay. We thought credit card debt wasn’t very smart, but a car loan? Increase our emergency funds for the home & office to 3 – 6 months worth of expenses.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

I’ve gotten into the habit of logging on to my bank account and credit card accounts when I first wake up and open the computer. Knowing what your balances are (ie, how much you have in your account or owe on your credit card) is key to intuitively knowing when you may need to be a bit more frugal. Review Your Balances and Spending.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 15, 2014

If something substantial suddenly happens, we do have an emergency fund to cover it, but now I’ve been given a warning that our van will need some major service in about a year. The goal is to identify the need before something breaks down, so you are not caught off guard without the funds. How will you pay for the item?

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 30, 2015

Increase our emergency fund to 6 months of expenses. Contribute to our retirement funds. photo credit. I broke my goals into two categories: Financial and Personal. Our Financial Goals: Pay off our non-mortgage debt. Celebrate with a trip to Walt Disney World. Start saving for college. Pay off our mortgage debt.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 4, 2011

Nathan Richardson from ComplexSearch.com presents What’s a Good Credit Score? Philip Taylor from PT Money Personal Finance presents The Best Gas Rewards Credit Cards–June 2011. Ben from Money Smart Life provides Credit Card Bonus Comparison Charts so you can make the best decision. I totally agree.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

MARCH 11, 2024

Whether you are looking to save extra money for your emergency fund and potential unexpected expense, a new kitchen, or your kids’ college tuition—you name it—you will require self-discipline and a plan to reach any financial goal. What I do is use my credit cards in conjunction with cash back apps. That is money saved.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Short sighted people are the type that don’t save emergency funds, because they’re too busy putting out the fires of the moment. They don’t put money aside for their next vacation so they pay for it on credit. Wastefulness. Thriftiness and frugality are commandments of the personal finance sphere.

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For the Mommas

JANUARY 19, 2016

If you are one of the many people who have a little or a lot of debt accumulated through credit cards or other ways, use this opportunity to pay some of it back. Add to Your Emergency Fund. An emergency fund can never have too much money in it. If you have an emergency fund to add to, then add to it.

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Saving With Shellie

JUNE 30, 2014

ING makes it easy to transfer money back and forth between our credit union. We have quite a few: Checking, Savings, Vacation Account, Stan’s Business Account, Emergency Fund. My husband and I have been using Capital One 360 (formerly ING) for several years now and absolutely love it.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Minimum down payment required 3.5% (with a credit score of at least 580) 10% (with a credit score of 500-579) Second homes or investment properties VA and USDA loans: 0% down payment Guaranteed by the U.S. down if you have a credit score that’s at least 580. Has a program to enable buyers to make cash offers.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

My husband and I were graduate students with loans and credit card debt, and we were certain that a higher income would solve all of our problems. This means that after we take care of retirement and emergency fund contributions, and after everything else is taken care of, we have enough to do what we like.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 20, 2014

It’s one thing to have a couple thousand dollars in an emergency fund. It does you no good to identify a rental property that available for a good deal if you don’t have the credit score and the down payment available to move on it. Instead, you want to put that money to work for you so that you can enjoy life.

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Saving With Shellie

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

Just in time to pay your credit card bill from Christmas When I took advantage of this offer a while back I just put $10 in the account. Capital One makes it easy to transfer money back and forth between our credit union. Bonus only available for new Capital One 360 checking accounts. It’s free to open them and easy to manage.

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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. After we got a taste of life without credit card debt, I wanted to pay off my student loan.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 26, 2014

If you have the time, you can open a Swagbucks account and search the internet for points that can be traded in for gift cards, or you can take advantage of bank cash bonus offers if you open a credit card or checking account. You can also try taking surveys.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 24, 2013

” Is most of my consumer credit dealt with? An emergency fund? How big do you want that portion? Will it take away from other things you want to spend your money on? You don’t want to end up “house poor.” It makes sense to wait to buy until your consumer debt is mostly handled.

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Saving With Shellie

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

Now $125 in free money will come in really handy when it comes time to pay your credit card bill from Christmas! ING makes it easy to transfer money back and forth between our credit union. We have quite a few: Checking, Savings, Vacation Account, Stan’s Business Account, Little J’s savings account, Emergency Fund.

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