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.

Pay Off Debt 52

Pay Off Debt Debt Emergency Fund Financial Goals 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 30, 2013

You never know when an emergency will arise. This emergency might be one related to a natural disaster, or it might be a financial emergency, such as a job loss. In some cases, you might experience a financial emergency at the same time that you experience a natural disaster.

Emergency Fund 211

Emergency Fund Job Loss Transportation Staying Warm 211

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

We paid off over $147,000 in debt (actually way over that amount, if you want to count a $210,000 rental property that I sold at a slight loss.) About $52,000 of that $147K was consumer debt (credit cards, a student loan, a car loan, a home improvement loan, etc.) The rest was our house. I mean, we didn’t even think of it!

Debt 236

Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Financial Goals 236