Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending? We do his/hers/and ours finances, with each of us sending the same amount to the joint account and then doing whatever we want with the rest of our money.

Debt 236

Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Financial Goals 236

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2015

After trying to extend credit to finance the vacation and we were denied (best thing to ever happen to us) we realized we made too much money to be living like this and something had to change. The short term sacrifice was for the long term goal of being debt free. What are your financial goals now?

Debt 100

Debt Credit Cards Debt Free Credit 100

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 4, 2014

It took a lot of talking through our goals and how this fit into our life plans to both sacrifice a lot for education and debt freedom at the same time. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending?

Debt Free 243

Debt Free Debt Goals Student 243

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 2, 2015

Our loan payments each month were almost equal to our mortgage! This may seem like a strange answer to put in this section, but we believe in helping others when they are struggling and putting our finances towards caring for our community and others around the world. What are your financial goals now?

Student 100

Student Debt Debt Free Finds 100

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 5, 2015

He was always trying to put us on budgets, help us look for ways to save and not spend so much but we never found a system that worked for us and continued in spending behaviors that didn’t help advance goals. Both are equally important and both need to be heard and respected in our finances.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Finds Finance 100

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 16, 2015

We had a rough few years financially and we just looked at each other one day and realized we couldn’t live like that anymore. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending? What are your financial goals now?

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Finds Goals 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

When this happened we not only were devastated emotionally, but would end up going to have our finances basically implode a few weeks after this. Dave Ramsey’s FPU (Financial Peace University). Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? What are your financial goals now?

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Finance Goals 100

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 18, 2015

Working towards becoming debt free and finally getting on the same page with our finances was actually great for our marriage. We were working together towards a common goal so we fought much LESS than when we were going in different directions. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally?

Debt Free 100

Debt Free Debt Finds Home and Garden 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 21, 2015

She writes about family, finances and faith at her blog, Principles of Increase. More diligence with finances brought in more income producing opportunities for us. We rarely argued about finances since we paid the decision to be debt free. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally?

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Las Vegas Finance 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 19, 2016

She writes at her personal finance website, And Then We Saved. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending? What are your financial goals now? Today’s Debt Free Story is from Anna.

Credit Cards 100

Credit Cards Debt Free College Debt 100

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending? What are your financial goals now? Do not allow fear to convince you to not pursue your financial goals. I am the nerd and he is the free spirit.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Bath and Body Works Gas 100

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 13, 2016

Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending? Equally, but Drew does the data part. We talk about finances almost every day though because its who we are. What are your financial goals now?

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Finds Home 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 10, 2017

’ While there is some macro economic sense in consumer spending causing an impact on the country’s growth, it doesn’t necessarily play well at the individual consumer finance level. “Other things equal, an increase in the stock market makes people wealthier. Why are we spending more? The wealth effect.

Spendthrift 100

Spendthrift Economical Consumer Recession 100

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending? I’m the one who handles the day to day finances in the home. What are your financial goals now?

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Budgeting Budget 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2017

She is the co-founder of the website, Little Light on a Hill , where she writes about faith, family, and finances. Be sure to check out her website where she is offering a free finance workbook if you subscribe to her newsletter. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it. finances/budget/spending?

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Friends And Family Sale Budgeting 100

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Yes, I did follow a few of Dave Ramsey’s strategies, but I also starting reading other finance blogs to see how they paid off debt so quickly. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending?

Debt 227

Debt Debt Free Financial Goals Goals 227

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

She helps readers gain control of their finances and live well on a budget at her blog Cook with a Shoe . I found Dave Ramsey’s plan about a year after we had been married and finances were really tight, especially with a variable income. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally?

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free College Finds 100

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 27, 2015

Together, we made the goal of paying it off early though. It’s important to be on the same page as your spouse about finances. I would break down and cry a few times, but he stayed calm, reminded me of our goals, and always gave me a say in opting out of it. How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending?

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Finds 100

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 2, 2016

Many personal finance bloggers talk about having a “no spend week” – well basically I had a “no spend” five years! What are your financial goals now? Right now my primary goal is building up my savings as quickly as possible (and also hopefully buying a house in the next year or two).

Debt 100

Debt Finds Debt Free Pay Off Debt 100

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 11, 2014

Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending? What are your financial goals now? Since I am a single mom, that would be me. Having my house keeper back has been a blessing.

Debt Free 235

Debt Free Debt Mom Goals 235

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 7, 2015

We swore we would never finance a car again. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending? What are your financial goals now? We ended up using my remaining collage savings to pay that off. And deodorant.

Debt Free 100

Debt Free Debt Budgeting Budget 100