Family Balance Sheet
MAY 6, 2020
How Our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic. We’d survived the dip in 2007, carried no credit card debt, and we were contributing to our retirement. Our small business was going well, so we said so long to renting office space and purchased a commercial property in the summer of 2012. Our first storm: 2007.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 16, 2013
Check them out: Good Reads From The Blogosphere: When you’re aggressively trying to pay down debt, you may feel that you’ve done all you can to curb your expenses, but have you really? Don’t miss Melissa’s post at My Personal Finance Journey if you Think You’re Sacrificing to Pay Down Debt? Think Again.
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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.
For the Mommas
JULY 24, 2016
You can use the difference in income to pay off debt, save or invest. Rent instead of own. If you calculate your mortgage interest, the cost of insurance and maintenance, buying can be much more expensive than renting. And if you rent, save money and then invest the difference. 20 Tips for Frugal Living. Eat out less.
Family Balance Sheet
OCTOBER 9, 2014
We’ll talk about cash flow, budgets, debts, and all of the nitty gritty of our finances that might not be fun to talk about, but are so important to discuss. Fixed categories are things like your mortgage/rent, insurance premiums, and car payments. Thrift : I regularly stop by my favorite local thrift store and find crazy bargains.
The Frugal Girl
JUNE 10, 2024
I used to garage sale quite a bit for my kids’ toddler and preschool clothes but as they’ve gotten bigger and pickier I have better luck finding what they’ll wear in their size at the thrift store. A plea from the thrift store My most recent thrifting score was a down coat I needed for my younger child for a backpacking trip.
The Frugal Girl
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
The weight of debt can be so heavy mentally in addition to the direct effects of it. In my area, the amount of free beautiful parks, nature centers, museums, national monuments, free concerts, kid programs at the library, things to rent at the library (books, ebooks, Kanopy, tools, toys, board games) is so wonderful!
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