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.

Debt 100

Debt 2019 Financial Goals Emergency Fund 100

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 11, 2014

Back in March I wrote about my family’s Debt Freedom Plan. Our plan is going to take us several years and I think celebrating will motivate us when the going gets long and tough. Our current savings is not at a true emergency fund level of 3-6 months, but further down our plan, we will save up to that level.

Debt 100

Debt Emergency Fund Financial Goals Motivation 100

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.

Debt 100

Debt Money Emergency Fund Goals 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. 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.

Financial Goals 113

Financial Goals Goals 2018 Debt 113

Saving With Shellie

JULY 22, 2011

I encouraged you to build an emergency fund or pay down debt with your savings. Deidre at Cuckoo for Coupon Deals is pledging to be Debt Free in Three Years. Ruth of Living Well, Spending Less is pledging to save $100 per week in order to renovate her backyard after the destruction of Hurricane Charlie.

Goals 49

Goals Emergency Fund Financial Goals Debt 49

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. If they are, you can consider putting the extra funds into an emergency fund, pay off a credit card, or save for another financial goal. During that time, I started to budget for everything. They will be helpful.

Budgeting 133

Budgeting Budget Financial Goals Goals 133