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How I’m Managing our Family Budget during the Pandemic

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We paid off our last non-mortgage debt in September and have since sent that loan’s monthly payment to our mortgage principal. We were privileged to be able to do so for a few months but we must stop this for the unforeseeable future. Update our Debt Freedom Plan to reflect lessons learned during this crisis.

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My 2020 Financial Goals & A Recap of 2019

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My word was REDUCE: Non-mortgage debt to zero. There were hits and misses on this list, and many are things that I will continue to work on, but let’s recap: 1 – Reduce non-mortgage debt to zero. We’ve been working since 2013 to pay off a boat load of non-mortgage debt. clutter/stuff that we don’t need.

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

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An Update on Medi-Share – September 2017. This is our very last non-mortgage loan and we send an extra payment every month as part of our Debt Freedom Plan. I’m curious to see how much we can save and also how creative we can get by making do with what we already own or looking for things at a thrift store.

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Take Control of Your Money in 2015

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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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