Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Jen. Tell us about you and your family. In my roles as a motivational storyteller, engaging Amazon Top 100 author, and Internet radio show host, I am passionate about motivating, encouraging, and inspiring people overcome their obstacles to become their greatest selves.

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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. They write a personal blog, Where Love Takes Us. Drew & Farrah’s Debt Free Story. Tell us about you and your family. How much debt did you pay off?

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 22, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Deacon. Tell us about you and your family. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We paid off $52,000 in consumer debt. It consisted of student loans, a car loan and even some credit card debt. What inspired you to get debt free?

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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.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Being a newlywed means you have a few things to get used to, and that includes the way you handle your finances. Get to the Bottom of Your Money Motivations. First of all, it’s important to get to the bottom of your money motivations. Being wary of debt (and paying it down if you have it). Set Goals Together.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Debt reduction – How much do you need to pay down and how can you do it? But here’s the point: The plan needs to provide the path for you to meet your financial goals, including helping to motivate you. Debt reduction If you’ve piled on too much debt, a financial plan can help you devise a way to get out from under it.

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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. His 2017 goal is to make $100,000 in online income.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 17, 2017

High school grads today have seen parents using credit cards (or maybe even their cell phones) to charge everything from gas to groceries to online purchases. But that doesn’t mean you know how to stay out of credit trouble using it! With some drugs, even a one time use can cause permanent damage. Pay it off each month.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 11, 2013

Take a peak and see what I read this week: Good Reads From The Blogosphere: Jen from Money Rebound writes about Realistic Ways to Slash Your Student Loan Debt – Such a timely post considering the recent rate changes for federal student loans in the United States! Do you know how to protect yourself if debt collectors are harassing you?

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 11, 2019

We use Medi-Share for our healthcare and our Annual Household Portion is $10k. Our 2019 Financial Goal: Our one and only financial goal for the year: Pay off the student loan, our last non-mortgage debt. . I’m very motivated to focus on one goal this year. Related Reading: Our original Debt Freedom Plan.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 17, 2013

I wouldn’t mind normally, but I really could use a weekend to catch my breath. Student Debt Survivor recently had a milestone birthday. Finding motivation when you have none. My Battle Against Travel Eating and a Lack of Motivation Need An Upgrade? Managing Debt Is A Marathon Not A Sprint.

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Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

The money you tap from your home’s equity can be used to consolidate higher-interest debt or to improve your home. No matter what your motivation is for refinancing, the result should leave you better off financially. Many lenders cap cash-out refinancing at 80 percent of the home’s total value on most loan types.

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Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Carrie. Tell us about you and your family. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? After my first marriage fell apart, I ended up with over $14,000 of consumer debt, made up of a car loan and credit cards. What inspired you to get debt free? Next summer?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 25, 2014

Me from 15 years ago would get an earful about what not to do, and advice on budgeting and saving and staying out of debt. By then, I was married, raising a toddler, our family was paying down debt and I was practicing much better financial discipline. Why I Don’t Use Credit Card Rewards Programs. Money Tips'

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Use the resulting profile as a basis for discussion of what parts to keep in your couple money personality and which to leave behind. You are married, you are each individually responsible for the other guy’s debts if they were incurred during the marriage! And then there’s money. Find Your Money Personality.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 12, 2013

Many people use exercises like yoga and tai chi to help them relax as well. Improve Your Health With The Help Of A Better Schedule Natural Ways to Energize Yourself Motivate Yourself to Get Moving Get Out of Debt…Sleep Debt That Is 6 Proven Tips for How to Get More Sleep. Get Healthy'

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 11, 2016

To use the tool, you will need to enter how much you already have saved, how long you have until retirement, and how much income you think you will need to fund your retirement. Currently, we are snowballing our non-mortgage debts, otherwise known as Baby Step 2. Therefore, 2016 is a very important for us. top photo credit.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 9, 2015

It’s no secret, I am fascinated, encouraged, and border-line obsessed with debt freedom. The idea of becoming debt free makes me downright giddy. So I love to hear the success stories of others who have found debt freedom. What did they specifically do to become debt free? 10 Smart Ways to Become Debt Free.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

As I reflect back to January 2016, I started that year pretty determined to pay off the balance of our non-mortgage debts. Unfortunately, we did not hit that goal and in part, have made some major changes to our Debt Freedom Plan. Our Debt Freedom Plan Started in 2013: The year 2012 was quite exciting for me and my husband.

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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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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 21, 2012

While it’s certainly not the same as having the tangible items in my hands or experiencing the thrill of being at a dream vacation destination, I’ve found that the simple act of pinning what I like gives me the motivation to work harder , earn more and save more in order to potentially have these things in the future. If so, how?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 7, 2014

I know that I used to feel guilty when I spent money. Some of the guilt has to do with the fact that you might not have a lot of money, or that you might be trying to get rid of debt. It can be hard to shed those habits, but feeling guilty about using money to enjoy your life now can hamper your relationships with money later.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Charissa. Tell us about you and your family. 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? Where are you from?

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For the Mommas

JULY 2, 2012

The Simple Dollar is a book: packed with practical tips, tools, and lessons you can use to transform your life, too. This isn’t just “another” personal finance book: it’s profoundly motivating, empowering, practical, and 100% grounded in today’s American realities. Free Kindle Book: The Simple Dollar is currently free on Amazon.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 16, 2012

While many personal finance sites focus on things such as getting out of debt, saving for retirement, and investing, what really matters to me the most is how we can live healthy prosperous lives. There are times when I have lost my motivation and wanted to just quit. This site, like life, has taken me on a journey.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 10, 2012

I’d estimate that it’s the recipe 80% of Americans use, because it’s the one on the back of the Toll House chocolate chip bag. Yet for a few years I made the Toll House recipe, because that’s what everyone I talked to was using for a recipe. Do you want to be debt free? It’s because I hated the Toll House recipe.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 7, 2014

Use Your Network. Most people want to see you succeed; whether your goal is to get a promotion, lose weight, get out of debt, or what have you, use your network to help get ahead. Your network can keep you motivated and focused, and also help you learn things you would struggle to on your own. Focus, Focus, Focus.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 1, 2012

This dream motivates you to put in the effort. Plan to do what rich people do (whatever it takes to get their dreams); to think like rich people think (ie: think bigger); to talk like rich people talk (ie: positively); to use money the way rich people use their money (ie: they make their money work for them). they will say.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

My routine was to exercise Monday through Friday in the morning for a half hour to 45 minutes – using exercise records, videos or DVDs. You will get bored, your body will get too used to it and you won’t be exercising all parts of your body. Feel Superior – Stay Motivated. Use Electronics. Do Different Things.

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For the Mommas

JANUARY 23, 2013

Saving more (52%), spending less (19%) and paying off debt (19%). that gym you no longer use.) If you’re still worried you’ll break your resolution, consider motivating yourself by money. One of the easiest and most overlooked ways to spend less is by re-evaluating your debt and improving your credit score.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 28, 2011

We personally use Quicken and we find it works great for reviewing our finances. Live Real, Now tells us how we can save money on anything from bills to insurance. Moolanomy tells us how we can reach our savings goals by using virtual bank accounts. Reducing Debt. I wanted to use my money for other things.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 18, 2011

The truth of the matter is, we are more motivated to stick with a goal when we focus our minds on more meaningful sources of motivation- Enjoying exercise, eating healthy, saving money, and feeling good. We may have hidden fears within us about paying off our debt, saving more money, getting in shape, or eating better.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Using part of the money that is already earned is one way to not take up a second job and make higher education a viable option. But those can saddle your children with debt for 20 years or more! Use coupons, children eat free specials, and discounted restaurant gift certificates to save on meals. Eating Out. Daily Costs.

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Saving With Shellie

JULY 22, 2011

by primarily using coupons. this week also using coupons. 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. Tiny bits can be a great motivator. I pledged to save $100 per week or more.

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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. We bought a used pop-up several years ago and it was one of the best decisions for our family We absolutely adore camping, and we’d like to upgrade to a travel trailer. I’ll apply that money to the debt.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 19, 2011

Here are 10 quick tricks you can use to start maximizing your money and saving more. Use the internet: The internet today has a plethora of information on it. Make a budget and Use it: Sit down with your family and come up with a budget for your essential monthly items as well as the luxuries.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Morse Code kiss : Using a Morse code chart, use long and short kisses to spell out a message to your loved one and try to have them decipher it. Play Dirty Word Scrabble : Play Scrabble with your partner using dirty words or innuendos that will act out later that night. We used Ufile last year and will use it again this year.

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