Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Was there something that you gave up that you will go back to now that you are debt free? We definitely spend a lot more money on eating out at restaurants and using babysitters now that we are debt free. It’s feels nice to spend money on a date night out. Paying off debt can be done!

Debt 245

Debt Debt Free Finance Friends And Family Sale 245

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 4, 2014

When Jon and I were married, we acknowledged that high paying careers were not on the docket for us, knowing that we wanted to have both comfortable and generous lives we decided that we would have to be incredibly diligent with our resources. The first step in this diligence was paying off debt.

Debt Free 243

Debt Free Debt Goals Student 243

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 22, 2020

I spend closer to $900 now and thankfully, paying off that non-mortgage debt gave us some wiggle room. Restaurants. We LOVE to go out to dinner! But at one time, we ate out quite a bit. But once we started our Debt Freedom Plan, we cut restaurants back to once a week. Who doesn’t?

Debt 130

Debt Health Insurance Insurance Budgeting 130

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 27, 2015

We made sure we could afford the monthly payments on a 15 year mortgage, with the mindset that we would pay more each month. What inspired you to get debt free? There were two things that inspired us to pay off debt. I talk a lot about this in my post “Top 4 Ways to Pay Off Debt” but they include: 1.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Finds 100

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 8, 2018

I came up with strategies to help us pay for yearly bills, large expenses, and we were able to pay off debts. Some items are fixed and are recurring each month, but other things are variable (change month to month) such as groceries, heating/cooling, clothing, restaurants. Total your expenses.

Budgeting 133

Budgeting Budget Financial Goals Goals 133