Emergency Fund Motivation Pay Off Debt Student 
Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 9, 2021
Prior to FPU, we thought we were doing well financially and never considered that we had too much debt. We didn’t carry over credit card balances, we paid off our car notes early, and the interest rate on the student loan was at a low 2.75%. But Dave Ramsey’s view of debt is very different. A student loan?
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. Our Debt Freedom Plan (October 2019 Update): Exact numbers have been omitted at this time.
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Family Balance Sheet
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014
We paid off over $147,000 in debt (actually way over that amount, if you want to count a $210,000 rental property that I sold at a slight loss.) About $52,000 of that $147K was consumer debt (credit cards, a student loan, a car loan, a home improvement loan, etc.) Then my husband decided to pay off his car.
Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 2, 2017
Maureen eliminated $79,000 of credit card and student loan debt less than 3 years. Their 2017 goal is to wipe away $30,000 from their mortgage to keep them on track to pay it off in 36 months. Jessi and her husband paid off her student loans. They also made the commitment to stay away from debt for good.
Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
They didn’t like debt, and as I grew up, neither did I. When my husband and I got married, we both brought debt into the marriage and I knew that I wanted to pay it off. I also wanted to pay off the student loans he had, and see him graduate without occurring any more debt. Track your progress.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 4, 2011
Ryan from The Financial Student talks about Getting Rid of Student Loans. Some people find themselves buried under student loan debt with little chance of ever paying it off. Squirrelers from Squirrelers presents The Case for a Bigger Emergency Fund. Music to my ears!!
Family Balance Sheet
SEPTEMBER 29, 2016
worth of debt. We had two student loans that still had balances, even though we’d already been paying on them for 10 years. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. We are currently working towards fully funding our emergency fund. What are your financial goals now?
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