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Create your debt freedom plan

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Many years ago, my husband and I faced what we thought was an insurmountable hurdle– six figures of non-mortgage debts. Prior to FPU, we thought we were doing well financially and never considered that we had too much debt. But Dave Ramsey’s view of debt is very different. Debt is Dumb and Cash is King.”. “…and

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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

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How Our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic. I am totally paraphrasing the year, but had it not been for the money in our emergency savings, we would most likely have used credit cards to survive. We spent the next few years building our savings back up to the level we had prior to 2007. Our first storm: 2007.

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Find out How Drew & Farrah Paid off $200k of debt, including their HOME

Family Balance Sheet

So I’m thrilled to bring you today’s story, because I actually watched this couple’s debt free scream when it was live on the show. Drew & Farrah’s Debt Free Story. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? What inspired you to get debt free? Where are you from?

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Where I found money in February

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I have used the extra money to pay off debt, fund family trips, or build up our Christmas savings. Neither my husband nor I have been to Europe so this was a big deal and we were very excited to be able to take our kids on such a trip. I’m saving my plasma money for summer trips and activities. Rakuten: $233.93.

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Our 2019 Financial Goal

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Save $10k in a savings account, specifically earmarked for medical expenses. It was an easy process and I know that we could have saved money by doing it online, but I trust that everything is properly complete. Our 2018 Financial Goals: Finish our Will. This amount is our Annual Household Portion with Medi-Share.

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10 Easy Ways to Save Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Saving money has always been important in our household so we have learned some great tips over the years on how to do just that. Here are 10 quick tricks you can use to start maximizing your money and saving more. You need to be open to change and researching where you can save money. Remember, a penny saved is a penny earned.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

Our daughter is 24 and was adopted from Eastern Europe when she was one week short of a year old. How did you get interested in saving money? I learned to save money by watching my parents. (I I still remember saving my change as a kid so I could “shop” for books at yard sales.) Our son is 29 and biological.