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2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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I turned 50 …I know, I know, I don’t look a day over 30, because 50 is the new 30… …anyway, on the last Friday of September, we sent in the very last payment to my husband’s student loan and our goal of paying off our non-mortgage debt by the end of this year is complete! DONE – 6/1/2014. DONE 2015.

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Our Debt Freedom Plan | Marriage & Money

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We didn’t have credit card debt, we paid off our car notes early, and the interest rate on the student loan was at a low 2.75%, so we thought we were doing okay. A student loan? We also have some renovations that we need to cash flow. | Our goal is to have everything funded by the summer. That’s a necessity.

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

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Move up the Student Loan Payoff Date. Save a starter Home Emergency Fund. Dave Ramsey suggests to have a starter emergency fund of $1000 while focusing on paying off non-mortgage debt. It has come in handy many times and if we need to use the money, we pause extra debt payments until we get back to our fund amount.|

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How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!)

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– other necessities: insurance, medical expenses, tithe/giving, savings, loan payments (credit cards, student, personal), Non-necessities could be: – Clothing, smart phone plan, recreation, gifts, beauty/personal, entertainment, anything that you might spend money on, but it’s not necessary for your survival.

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