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How I’m Managing our Family Budget during the Pandemic

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I have written often about the importance of an emergency fund. We paid off our last non-mortgage debt in September and have since sent that loan’s monthly payment to our mortgage principal. We just finished paying off our non-mortgage debts and now we were considering taking out a car loan. Cash is King.

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Are You Heading for Financial Disaster?

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Like I state on my About page , I was in debt and living a life that didn’t satisfy me. Statistics show that nearly one in two Americans are in serious financial problems due to their debt levels. Also include an emergency fund and contributions to a retirement account, even if just small amounts at first.

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How Krystal and Josh paid off $80k in 4 years!

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I love her passion for helping others along their debt free journey. Krystal & Josh’s Debt Free Story. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? It took us four years, but we paid off over $80,000 of debt! We are debt. debts one by one. What inspired you to become debt free?

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

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Tax Rebate Blog: How Much Can you Earn Before Paying Tax in 2011 Tax allowances and brackets change each year. This post shows highlights how much you can earn before you need to pay tax. Good Financial Cents: What to Watch For With Debt Settlement Companies Considering using a debt settlement company?

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Reader Question: How Much Money Do I Need To Buy My First Home?

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Working out how much the down payment would be is only half the answer – you’ll also need to work out what is affordable on your budget once you’ve factored outgoings and debts into the bargain. How much of your income would be used to pay down your house-related debts? What Can You Afford? What Is an Affordable Mortgage?

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P.E.P for the Week of January 17-21/11- Spread the Happiness Edition

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The Digerati Life shares with us 7 tax strategies that we can actually do all year long. PT Money shares with us 7 new tax laws that we need to know about. Get Rich Slowly shares with us how we can all put money in an emergency fund no matter what our financial situtation is. Reducing Debt. Great article.

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How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!)

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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. A zero-based budget is planning for every single dollar of after-tax income.

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