Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 9, 2021
Many years ago, my husband and I faced what we thought was an insurmountable hurdle– six figures of non-mortgage debts. Stressed out, we ventured into Dave Ramsey’s online Financial Peace University home course for help. Prior to FPU, we thought we were doing well financially and never considered that we had too much debt.
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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Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 20, 2023
That was the year that we made the goal of paying off the last of our non-mortgage debts and we achieved it by September of that year. <<— Once we paid off our non-mortgage debts in 2019, we started saving some of the debt snowball money for college savings. A few of our debt payoff trackers.
Savings Corner
APRIL 4, 2024
Key takeaways A home equity loan allows you to borrow a lump sum against your home’s equity, usually at a fixed interest rate that’s lower than other forms of consumer debt. Home equity loans drawbacks include putting your home at risk of foreclosure and their lengthy application process. to 10 percent.
Savings Corner
APRIL 4, 2024
A home equity loan is a secured installment loan that allows you to borrow a set amount against your equity at a fixed interest rate and repayment term. A home equity line of credit (HELOC) is also secured. So, defaulting on the monthly loan payments means the lender could foreclose your home. HELOC: What is it?
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JANUARY 18, 2019
Here are some situations that could warrant the need for quick funding: Debts Must Be Settled: For those that care about their credit score, paying off a debt means making sure that each monthly payment is made on time, and in full. There are times when someone might need funding as fast as possible.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
OCTOBER 4, 2011
The strategies did keep us out of debt however, and instilled in us habits of self-reliance, attitudes of ‘we can do that’ and a measure of life-long thriftiness that we might not otherwise have had. 40,720 Home Repair. Do it yourself home repair can really go either way.
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