Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Welcome to Debt Free Stories. She and her husband paid off $147,000 in debt–including their home. After paying off the debt, she was able to quit her job to pursue her passion. She blogs at The Debt Myth. Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality.

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Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Financial Goals 236

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 19, 2014

Prior to FPU, we thought we were doing well financially and never considered that we had too much debt. 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. But Dave Ramsey’s view of debt is very different.

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Debt Money Emergency Fund Goals 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 11, 2020

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 didn’t have enough cash saved to buy a car without a loan and that wasn’t sitting well with me. Cash is King.

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Budgeting Budget Family Debt 246

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 25, 2014

The money advice I would give a younger version of myself falls into two categories: “What were you thinking?” Me from 15 years ago would get an earful about what not to do, and advice on budgeting and saving and staying out of debt. Don’t Give Your Future Self More to Be Upset About.

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Money Giving Las Vegas Credit Card Rewards 209

Penny Pinchin' Mom

DECEMBER 17, 2023

By that, I mean you have created a weekly, monthly, and even annual budget, or you’ve taken the time to go through my Financial Reboot Course to give yourself an excellent chance to reign in your finances. It should be 6x that, and then you have your minimum emergency fund figure. That’s nowhere near enough!

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Finance Tips Finance Emergency Fund Life Insurance 52

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

I watched her and her husband’s debt free scream on The Dave Ramsey Show. You can find Angela at her You Tube channel, Our Life…on a Budget , where she vlogs about getting out of debt and staying there! Angela & Jeff’s Debt Free Story. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it?

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Debt Debt Free Budgeting Budget 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 21, 2015

Today’s debt free story is from Aja. Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We paid off about $110K worth of debt. What inspired you to get debt free? Tell us about you and your family.

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Debt Debt Free Las Vegas Finance 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 16, 2014

Traditional investment advice says that you shouldn’t invest in the market until you are financially stable, have an emergency fund and have taken care of other basics, such as insurance of all kinds, debt removal and etc. Better Investing can give you some tips on how to join or start such a club.

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Emergency Fund Debt Money Father 184

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 10, 2014

Would you feel a weight lifted if you could pay off your high-rate consumer debt? I like travel, I feel it’s important to set money aside for retirement and my son’s college education, and I like charitable giving. I acknowledge that these things make my life worth living as well. Do you like helping others?

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Budgeting Budget Work Making 218

Penny Pinchin' Mom

JANUARY 16, 2024

However, if you have been following me, you know that I am quite serious about finding ways to not only get out of debt but also how to create a budget (and stick to it) as well as how to save money without necessarily depriving your family of the quality of life they deserve. I send in $50 every month to each of their accounts.

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Personal Finance Finance Tips Finance Mom 52

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 26, 2016

As God is my witness, it WILL be the year that we pay off the last of our non-mortgage debt. That was the month I didn’t know if we had enough funds to cover our expenses. At the time, we had 4 business loans and 1 student loan that were weighing on us, so we created our Debt Freedom Plan. Apply any Found Money to Debt.

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Financial Goals Goals 2016 Debt 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

They pay off mountains of debt and scream about debt freedom, or maybe they save gobs of money in a record amount of time, or they have considerable success with their new small business. Meet The Achievers: Deacon and his wife paid off $52,000 in debt in 18 months. His 2017 goal is to make $100,000 in online income.

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Financial Goals Goals Debt Budgeting 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2017

I love her passion for helping others along their debt free journey. Krystal & Josh’s Debt Free Story. you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. in our local church, and giving to others in need. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We are debt.

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Debt Debt Free Friends And Family Sale Budgeting 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 4, 2011

Philip from Deliver Away Debt shares his story: How I Delivered Away My Debt. Nicole from Nicole and Maggie: Grumpy Rumblings of the Untenured tells her story about giving Self Serving Donations. In this case, they helped a school fund interactive learning activities. . How about you? What do you think? Watch out! ,

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Personal Finance Finance Family Debt 240

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. We knew we wanted to save for retirement, and that we wanted to keep giving to charity. So we put those in the list of priorities as well. However, this isn’t always the case.

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San Francisco Emergency Fund Money Utah 248

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 26, 2016

It has served me well over the years, eventually leading to my current position of financial freedom. We could take on debt to grow using other people’s money. However, taking on debt without the current ability to repay it can result in loss of down payment and years of debt interest payments.

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Money Saving Money Lowes Grandchildren 124

Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

It’s also why low-risk plays make for better short-term investments or a stash for your emergency fund. Risk: If you remove funds from a CD early, you’ll typically lose some of the interest you earned. But when inflation falls, the bond’s payment falls as well. Department of the Treasury.

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April Lowes CD Bank 52

Saving With Shellie

JULY 22, 2011

I just thought I’d give you an update of how I’m doing so far. I encouraged you to build an emergency fund or pay down debt with your savings. Many of my fellow Deal Pros are determined to save as well. Deidre at Cuckoo for Coupon Deals is pledging to be Debt Free in Three Years.

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Goals Emergency Fund Financial Goals Debt 49

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Charissa. She helps readers gain control of their finances and live well on a budget at her blog Cook with a Shoe . Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it?

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Debt Debt Free College Finds 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 17, 2018

This is our very last non-mortgage loan and we send an extra payment every month as part of our Debt Freedom Plan. I’ll apply that money to the debt. What We Won’t Give Up: My motto has always been “living well on less” and now it will be “living well on (even) less”. Save a starter Home Emergency Fund.

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Financial Goals Goals 2018 Debt 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 6, 2016

For the price of giving up your email id, you can use the stock screener he has built based on this formula. Also, my spouse and I are both buy and hold investors, so the selling part didn’t clique well with us. Greenblatt maintains a web site Magicformulainvesting.com. Technical analysis (chartists). Investing is not our life.

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401K Money Emergency Fund Goals 100

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 29, 2024

We use the eggs, harvest meat & if I can’t get out to hunt venison we’ve had friends give us meat. Staying out of debt was/is very important to me & miraculously I have succeeded this far, praise God. It clicked with me early (as we saw above) so anything that smacks of poor management gives me hives.

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Arkansas Frugal College Kids and Family 187

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 27, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Olivia. Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. We are both planners and despise wasting money on debt/interest, which is what led us to pay off our mortgage as soon as we could! How much debt did you pay off?

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Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Finds 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 21, 2011

Well yesterday, my book finished half way through the walk so I decided to turn on some tunes. Well let me tell you, I was grooving out. I suggest you all give a look at this list. Get Rich Slowly shares with us how we can all put money in an emergency fund no matter what our financial situtation is. Going Frugal.

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January Emergency Fund Personal Finance Finance 124

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 11, 2014

Welcome to Debt Free Stories. She paid off $41,587 in debt in 14 months! Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? What inspired you to get debt free? We wanted to enter into marriage debt free.

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