Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 15, 2011

Tax Rebate Blog: How Much Can you Earn Before Paying Tax in 2011 Tax allowances and brackets change each year. This post shows highlights how much you can earn before you need to pay tax. Here’s some tips to be wary of when trying to consolidate your debt.

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October 2011 Finance Personal Finance 200

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 4, 2011

It was during this rather taxing weekend that I was reminded of how great a loving family can be. Squirrelers from Squirrelers presents The Case for a Bigger Emergency Fund. Is the conventional advice of keeping a 3 to 6 month emergency fund still valid? Families are our rock, our support system, and our fans.

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Personal Finance Finance Family Debt 240

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2017

Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave. Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? emergency fund, so we started throwing what little extra we had straight. towards debt. and using all of our extra funds, like bonuses from work and tax returns, we were able to pay everything off in 4 years!

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Debt Debt Free Friends And Family Sale Budgeting 100

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.

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Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Finds 100

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 22, 2020

But at the beginning of our journey to pay off the debt, I was listening to Dave Ramsey on the radio. As part of his baby steps, he does not advocate contributing to retirement until after you’ve paid off non-mortgage debts and saved 3-6 months of expenses in an emergency fund. We said NO a lot.

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Debt Health Insurance Insurance Budgeting 130

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 8, 2018

Many years ago, our cash flow sucked, we put Christmas on a credit card, and I wasn’t sure how I was going to pay for a large tax bill. I came up with strategies to help us pay for yearly bills, large expenses, and we were able to pay off debts. During that time, I started to budget for everything.

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Budgeting Budget Financial Goals Goals 133