Family Balance Sheet
NOVEMBER 5, 2014
Because we wanted to get out of debt as fast as possible, we stopped saving money after we had an emergency fund in place. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? I focus more on the big picture (saving for a house, vacations, emergency fund, etc.) We do it together.
Savings Corner
DECEMBER 24, 2023
Personal loans A personal loan is an unsecured loan that, unlike a credit card, has equal monthly payments. Home equity loans or lines of credit As a homeowner, you can use the equity in your home to consolidate your debt. Home equity loans can also be a risky method of debt consolidation.
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Family Balance Sheet
JULY 10, 2023
I also opened another Capital One 360 account for our emergency fund that was also sitting in a zero-interest savings account. Coming home, the flight from Florida to Philadelphia was delayed causing us to miss the only flight from Philly to Harrisburg for the day. In total, we have made $250 in interest since April.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
SEPTEMBER 13, 2011
If you wish to live your dream life debt free then equalize your definition of “dream life” with the basic concept of basic mathematical operations that you learned in Grade 1. Remember that 1+1 equals 2 and it can never be 3. It will just turn your home into a warehouse of unused things that in essence are costing you money.
Family Balance Sheet
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014
She and her husband paid off $147,000 in debt–including their home. About $52,000 of that $147K was consumer debt (credit cards, a student loan, a car loan, a home improvement loan, etc.) Building an emergency fund also helps enormously. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally?
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 21, 2015
I own a software consultancy that I run from home and my husband is a letter carrier with the post office. We have 2 girls that I am home schooling this year. We paid down mostly student loans, vehicles and business credit card debt ( we already own a home outright ). Nine years later, I am still at home! I am the nerd.
Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
He now works as an architect, and I do some freelance from home now that we have kids. We bought into the myth that student loan debt is “good debt” and that it was better to “invest” in buying a home instead. After we had kids, though, I stayed home, so we continued making the minimum payment for years.
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