Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Who initiated the debt free goal? Were there arguments during the time you were working on your debt? Finances have definitely been the biggest strain in our 11 years of marriage. Was there something that you gave up that you will go back to now that you are debt free? Paying off debt can be done!

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Happy New Year’s 2019: In January 2019, we were down to one final non-mortgage loan, so we created just one financial goal for the year—-to pay off that last non-mortgage debt by December. Dave Ramsey suggests to have a starter emergency fund of $1000 while focusing on paying off non-mortgage debt.

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Debt 2019 Financial Goals Emergency Fund 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

I keep telling myself that our sacrifices are short term and once we pay off our debt, we won’t feel the pinch. There are definitely things we’re saying no to, but there are also things that we won’t to give up. Download your FREE Debt Payoff Goal Tracker. What’s important to you?

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

We had tried other methods in the past, but found this one suited us best since it forced us to focus on one goal at a time, rather than trying to do it all (pay off debt and contribute to savings and retirement). What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt.

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Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 5, 2015

We had become so accustomed to living off both incomes that we really had to re-adjust a few lifestyle choices so we could live off just my husbands income. This ultimately is what put us on the fast track for paying off debt in such a quick amount of time. If married, who initiated the debt free goal?

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 9, 2021

Marriage and money don’t always align, but if one spouse is working towards debt freedom while the other spouse is racking up the credit cards, you’ll be on a treadmill that will never stop. Paying off debt is not fun. That’s one reason why we included celebrations in our Debt Freedom Plan.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

It was after I started listening to Dave Ramsey, that I started thinking about getting out of debt more quickly and realizing that it was definitely possible to become debt free. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. Were there arguments during the time you were working on your debt?

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