Motherhood Moments

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

KC Scholars continues to exemplify quality education standards for local students of varying circumstances. Through this generous program, deserving applicants are awarded an opportunity to earn their college degree debt free. KC Scholars has been delivering on their mission of scholars graduating debt free for more than six years. .

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Charissa. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We started paying it off when we got married and became debt free just shy of our second anniversary. What inspired you to become debt free? They didn’t like debt, and as I grew up, neither did I.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 13, 2016

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? Student Loans – Paid off $37,000. Where are you from?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 12, 2015

So, if you are a non-traditional student here are some tips that can help you make your time in school successful and frugal. Also, it’s best to fill that out sooner rather than later every year as some funds for student aid are limited and so are distributed at a first come, first serve basis. Choose your Degree Path Wisely.

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The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

After I had kids, I swapped that time to growing all sorts of interesting heirloom foods in my backyard. The first few years after graduating, I racked up a large credit card debt and bought a new SUV that cost approximately the same as my annual salary. I live in a fairly transient town with lots of college students.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 17, 2018

Move up the Student Loan Payoff Date. This is our very last non-mortgage loan and we send an extra payment every month as part of our Debt Freedom Plan. You can only cut so much from a budget, so to increase our cash flow, we’ll need to earn extra income by growing our small business and growing my blog. 2017 Update.

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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. Jessi and her husband paid off her student loans.

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The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

When the student loan interest accrual was paused due to the pandemic, we buckled down and paid them off. The weight of debt can be so heavy mentally in addition to the direct effects of it. The biggest would be the student loans. It has been amazing for our finances and my mental health.

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The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

I never really figured out what I want to be when I grow up so I’ve done a lot of different things. I came into adulthood struggling to pay my way through college and then struggling to repay student loans on a small salary. I was always in debt, which has been a tremendous source of shame for me. Apply it toward debt.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 31, 2014

If you are rock steady on the path to paying down your debts, pay more. As a parent, your expectations of your growing child increase month by month and year by year. You know that you are going to grow when things go wrong. When you were a college student, you may have learned a painful lesson about credit. Free money!

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Shannon. She writes at Growing Slower. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? As many students do these days, we had tens of thousands of dollars of debt by the time we graduated with our Masters degrees. What inspired you to get debt free?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

The blog is suffering, time with the hubby is lacking, my to do list at home is growing exponentially, and the board I am on is also keeping me hopping. Student Debt Survivor’s post about combining finances is a must-read for anyone who’s considering taking their relationship to the next level.

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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. 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. I’ll apply that money to the debt. 2016 will be THE year.

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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

AUGUST 21, 2014

This not only gave me the benefit of going to college without student loans, it also gave me a chance to build up my transferrable skills to better know what I wanted to do with my career and be more equipped and employable during and after I graduated from post secondary school.

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 27, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Olivia. 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? What kind of debt was it? We paid off a total of $118,000 debt. What inspired you to get debt free?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 4, 2011

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? and says, “The big debt clock is over $14 trillion now, but this other one is approaching $1 trillion, and may affect you more directly.&#. How about you?

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Growing up in a large family, we had enough, but with the specter of inflation and bad job market (gotta love the 70’s and 80’s) , there was definitely a feeling of needing to make sure you had a cushion. The single thing that saved me a lot of money over time was not having any student loans for college.

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Growing up we tended to be a paycheck-to-paycheck family. My younger son and I have been volunteering there lately and the need seems to be growing more and more. I think I could have gotten discouraged in my 20’s when I was chipping away at student loan debt and a car loan and in my 30’s when I had two kids in day care.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 26, 2016

Instead of saving, we could take some bigger risks to try to grow our money. But, with each of the above, you lose the use of that money and often have little chance of even getting it back, let alone making it grow. We could take on debt to grow using other people’s money.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 17, 2017

By now you should know where you plan to attend school in the fall, but do you know whether or not actual for real employers will come to that campus to recruit students getting a degree in your chosen area? Look especially for on campus recruiting and online job portals the college may offer to help place students. Time to find out.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 22, 2011

There weren't a lot of people walking around, mostly hippies and college students. When I was a college sophomore, I didn't even know how to cook scrambled eggs, let alone grow my own food. Buying our home, having children, and trying to become debt free have all had a hand in encouraging me to be a better steward of the environment.

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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. Our son was growing, and we knew we wanted to provide him with extracurricular activities that made sense for him — music and sports and scouting.

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Nicoles Nickels

JULY 25, 2012

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For the Mommas

JULY 23, 2012

More details: Education expenses seem to grow every year. Even prior to college, schools are requiring students to have all sorts of supplies. Credit Sesame is a free online personal finance tool that gives consumers an easy way to monitor and manage their credit and loans all in one place and save money on debt.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2012

The Debt Princess: The Kool-Aid Effect: The Relationship Between the Poor & Nutrition – A look into how the working poor are eating unhealthy. Newlyweds on a Budget : Paying down student loans – The following is a guest post. My student loans stand at approximately $22,550. That is s serious gain, IMHO!

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Saving Everyday

JULY 30, 2012

Education expenses seem to grow every year. Even prior to college, schools are requiring students to have all sorts of supplies. Credit Sesame is a free online personal finance tool that gives consumers an easy way to monitor and manage their credit and loans all in one place and save money on debt. What does Credit Sesame do?

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For the Mommas

JULY 28, 2012

More details: Education expenses seem to grow every year. Even prior to college, schools are requiring students to have all sorts of supplies. Credit Sesame is a free online personal finance tool that gives consumers an easy way to monitor and manage their credit and loans all in one place and save money on debt.

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