Family Balance Sheet

MAY 21, 2021

Did you make a goal to pay off debt this year? For many years, we made a yearly goal to chip away at our six figures of non-mortgage debt. Our journey to debt freedom started back in 2013 when we found ourselves saddled with business and student loans. If debt freedom is your goal , what can you accomplish THIS year?

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 6, 2020

We’ve had several instances over the years that have shaped how we viewed and managed our money. How Our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic. Our emergency fund. We reduced our spending where we could, but the money to pay any shortfall each month came from our emergency fund.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

How to use a debt consolidation calculator to control your debt It is easy to get overwhelmed with debt, but debt consolidation offers a solution. Bankrate’s debt consolidation calculator is designed to help you determine if debt consolidation is the right move for you.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

DECEMBER 17, 2023

The post The Age Old Question: Should You Pay Off Debt or Save? Should you pay off debt or save? So, you want to get started on debt repayment so you can focus on other financial goals? However, if you pay off these debts, there will be nothing left for investments in these tough financial times.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Our emergency fund has saved us countless times and it will save us once again with the truck. If you can’t answer with the word, CASH , then please, set yourself up for success and build your emergency fund. Follow these three action steps and the list of ideas below to find the cash for your fund.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Our Debt Freedom Plan has been a long winding road. The journey started in 2012 when we bought an office building for our business and then found ourselves with a lot of debt and not enough cash flow. To ease my anxiety about our new loans, we took the Financial Peace University home course and it changed how we thought about debt.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Living your dream life debt free requires a simply task of going back to Grade 1 math lessons and applying the concepts. Recall how your teacher taught you how to add and subtract. Now hold that thought and think about this: living your dream life debt free. . Basically, living your dream life debt free is simple.

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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. How long could you manage if you were out of work, based on your current financial situation? Make an allowance for a small amount of savings, in addition to your emergency fund.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 16, 2014

If you don’t have any stock market investments, how can you get in on the action? 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.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 3, 2014

After realizing a financial mistake, like miscalculating a debt or failing to plan for a bill, and then beating yourself up on top of that financial stress, you’ll probably want to do something to make yourself feel better. If you’ve amassed a pile of consumer debt, create a budget and see where you can cut back.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 10, 2014

Would you feel a weight lifted if you could pay off your high-rate consumer debt? Money is automatically deposited into the retirement and emergency fund accounts, as well as to my son’s 529. Think about what brings satisfaction to your life. Do you like helping others? must be paid.

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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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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 4, 2011

View his latest articles on the University of Phoenix Birmingham and how to obtain a graphic design degree here. However, the problem is that most people do not know how. rise up during emergencies or unexpected occurrences. How to Conduct a Financial Analysis. The first question is how much money do you make?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 10, 2013

Working to build your emergency fund? Confused about how much you should save and how you should go about saving it? Read up on emergency fund basics at Money Smart Guides. Are you a current student or someone who’s currently paying off student loan debt? How much money can you live off of?

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Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 11, 2016

We charted out our course of action to pay off debts and start saving for retirement. It’s taking forever for us to accomplish the step we’re on (paying off our non-mortgage debt), but we keep plugging away. Start Saving for your Emergency Fund TODAY! Don’t know how or where to start?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 30, 2012

Increasing your credit card limit is really increasing your debt, or at least your exposure to debt, so say ’No!’ Not Having an Emergency Fund It is dangerous to spend every cent you earn and not to have buffer against illness, injury, job loss or hard economic times. Make establishing an emergency fund a priority.

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Money Emergency Fund Debt Financial Goals 235

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

This can breed short sightedness as you struggle to deal with your debt. We all know how powerful debt snowballing can be, with small amounts adding up over time to pay off a big portion of debt, and the reverse is true with small portions of spending adding up overtime to wreak havoc on your finances. Indebtedness.

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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. Again, you’re not alone with this problem.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 4, 2011

How about you? Philip from Deliver Away Debt shares his story: How I Delivered Away My Debt. mbhunter from Mighty Bargain Hunter asks Are you contributing to this debt clock? Some people find themselves buried under student loan debt with little chance of ever paying it off. What do you think?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 27, 2012

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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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Shannon. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? How long did it take you? As many students do these days, we had tens of thousands of dollars of debt by the time we graduated with our Masters degrees. Read more about Shannon’s debt free journey.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 1, 2015

Most of them are related to our small business, my husband’s chiropractic office, but last January I got a bee in my bonnet about debt…thank you, Dave Ramsey. I tricked …nudged my husband into following along and together we wrote out our Debt Freedom Plan. Debt Free Stories. My Themes for 2015: 1.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 22, 2020

It was so big that I cried for two days straight– we paid off six figures in non-mortgage debts. How we got to six figures of non-mortgage debt: In the summer of 2012, we found an opportunity to purchase an office building for our small business. After the first year, the new business debt weighed on me.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 21, 2012

Kristen from My Dollar Plan reminds us Why You Should Tell Your Family About Your Debt. Drew from Objective Wealth tells us How To Manage A Windfall , and says, “The last thing you’d want is for the money to slip through your fingers – something that happens all too often!” The Best of The Rest.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 25, 2014

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. By then, I was married, raising a toddler, our family was paying down debt and I was practicing much better financial discipline. How have your money practices evolved? Why Aren’t You Doing THIS?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 22, 2014

I keep expenses low by living below my means and when windfalls of cash come in from bigger contracts, the money goes into replenishing savings and retirement funding. By maintaining a cash cushion in the form of an emergency fund, I feel protected rather than anxious when returning to the unemployment line. Money Tips'

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 10, 2014

“If you have someone who relies on you for financial support, or if you have outstanding debts and don’t want to leave your family with that debt, you need life insurance.” If you have the resources, or you build up a good emergency fund, there are some types of insurance you might not need.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 20, 2011

I don't want to drain the emergency fund, which could easily happen when the AC needs replaced. We certainly don't want to go into debt either. Read through the owners manuals to find out how to clean the appliances. I didn't and I found this article helpful, How to Avoid Refrigerator Repairs.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 15, 2011

Live Real, Now: Make Extra Money, Part 6: Setting Up a Site In this installment of the Make Extra Money series, LRN is going to show you how to set up a WordPress site. Learn about how to minimize the time involved while also making sure your investment is secure. Personal Finance Whiz : What Is An Emergency Fund?

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 3, 2012

Increase our Monthly Debt Payment. We have set a goal date of July 2015 to pay off all of our debt. Increase Family Emergency Fund to Six Months Salary. I have never been there and neither has my husband so we have no idea what to expect or even how to plan. I'm not even sure how much we will need to save.

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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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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

How to determine how much car you can afford To set a budget for your vehicle, start by deciding what you can comfortably pay each month. Lenders will look at your debt-to-income ratio, or DTI. Experts typically recommend spending no more than 20 percent of take-home pay on a car.

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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. Spiraling debt is the biggest single cause of financial distress out there.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

As I reflect back to January 2016, I started that year pretty determined to pay off the balance of our non-mortgage debts. Unfortunately, we did not hit that goal and in part, have made some major changes to our Debt Freedom Plan. Our Debt Freedom Plan Started in 2013: The year 2012 was quite exciting for me and my husband.

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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. Our Debt Freedom Plan (an update): In 2013, we found ourselves with a lot of debt and not enough cash flow. You can read my original post: Our Debt Freedom Plan Begins.

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Financial Goals Goals 2018 Debt 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

On top of that, people are also not saving enough for an emergency or a rainy day. Too often, we rely on debt to get us through tough times instead of thinking and planning ahead. After that, it’s my habit to transfer a portion of my pay to a savings account that I can’t touch; whether that’s my RRSP, my emergency fund or my TFSA.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 8, 2018

I came up with strategies to help us pay for yearly bills, large expenses, and we were able to pay off debts. How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!). More budgeting resources: How to Budget and Save for Large Yearly Expenses, such as taxes, home owners and auto insurances. ” So are you ready to start a budget?

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