Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 6, 2013

My friend Jackie over at The Debt Myth has created a Pay Off Debt App which I think is very cool. She has lived the journey of being sunken in debt and then freeing herself and now she is trying to help others do the same with her new app. She is giving away an iPad mini that you can enter for here.

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Debt Fridays Win Green And Frugal 145

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 15, 2011

Now without further adieu, I present you with the dozens of great reads written by Yakezie members and challengers alike this past week in our efforts to bring you timely insight on personal finance and lifestyle today. Don’t Quit Your Day Job: Refinance Your Mortgage and Pay the Same Amount? That man was Steve Jobs.

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October 2011 Finance Personal Finance 200

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 6, 2011

Ask yourself : Do you start saving or paying off debt with a superhuman resolve- determined to avoid all temptation- only to fall off the wagon and give up hope in a matter of a few days? I started making smaller consistent payments that I could afford month after month and before I knew it my debt was gone.

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Pay Off Debt Win Debt Goals 176

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 9, 2021

Yet after listening to Dave’s approach, I knew I didn’t want to be anybody’s slave and if I was being honest with myself, the total amount of debt payments we made every month was ridiculous. There were a lot more fun and purposeful things we could have done with that money than pay the lender. A guiding light!

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Debt Emergency Fund 2019 Debt Free 130

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 2, 2015

Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. We ended up buying a house from a relative, which put us in even more debt. Once we did that we were able to pay everything off at once. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt.

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Student Debt Debt Free Finds 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Are you ready to crush debt this year? We’re going to give it everything we’ve got and hopefully pay off the last of our non-mortgage debt by the end of this year. It will be quite a feat because by my calculations we’ll be short each month if we just apply our debt snowball payment.

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Debt Goals 2016 Calculators 100

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Angela & Jeff’s Debt Free Story. Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? worth of debt. We owed money to just about everybody. Tell us about you and your family.

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Debt Debt Free Budgeting Budget 100

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 5, 2015

Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. We decided to declare it our year of health and align our diets and become more healthy, invest more in our community at church and clean up our finances. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt.

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Debt Debt Free Finds Finance 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Had it not been for the money in our emergency savings, we would most likely have used credit cards to survive. We reduced our spending where we could, but the money to pay any shortfall each month came from our emergency fund. Don't confuse this money with vacation money or new furniture money. Absolutely!

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Emergency Fund 2007 Personal Finance Debt 127

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. I love her passion for helping others along their debt free journey. Be sure to check out her website where she is offering a free finance workbook if you subscribe to her newsletter. towards debt.

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Debt Debt Free Friends And Family Sale Budgeting 100

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 4, 2014

Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. When Jon and I were married, we acknowledged that high paying careers were not on the docket for us, knowing that we wanted to have both comfortable and generous lives we decided that we would have to be incredibly diligent with our resources.

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Debt Free Debt Goals Student 243

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 16, 2015

She blogs about living a limitless life on a limited budget at Frugal Debt Free Life. Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. There were no money arguments. To pay off our home early.

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Debt Debt Free Finds Goals 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

They pay off mountains of debt and scream about debt freedom, or maybe they save gobs of money in a record amount of time, or they have considerable success with their new small business. Jacki, from The Debt Myth , stresses to give yourself a break, because YOU get to decide what’s right for your life.

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Financial Goals Goals Debt Budgeting 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 6, 2011

Many of us have never been taught the basics as a child and once we reach adulthood, we find ourselves making poor financial decisions that take us down the road of debt. I was literally throwing my money out the window. It will also help you manage any additional debt. A while back I cancelled my magazine subscriptions.

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Debt Finance Pay Off Debt Credit 113

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Charissa. She helps readers gain control of their finances and live well on a budget at her blog Cook with a Shoe . Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt.

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Debt Debt Free College Finds 100

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. It took just over a year (14 months to be exact) before I paid off all my debts and became debt free! What inspired you to get debt free? What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt.

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Debt Debt Free Financial Goals Goals 227

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 27, 2015

Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. We are both planners and despise wasting money on debt/interest, which is what led us to pay off our mortgage as soon as we could! How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it?

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Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Finds 100

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 8, 2018

Do you feel like you have more month than money? Do you look at your bank account and wonder, “where did all the money go?” 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. ” We’ve been there too.

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Budgeting Budget Financial Goals Goals 133

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 2, 2016

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Richard of Frugality Magazine , where he shares frugal living tips for financial freedom. Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. Where are you from?

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Debt Finds Debt Free Pay Off Debt 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 12, 2016

I work in Finance/Accounting for a large corporation but I have also started a company called Every Single Dollar , which focuses on personal finance for single women. The inspiration to pay off my debt was watching my grandmother balance her checkbook. She was so meticulous with her money.

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Credit Cards Debt Debt Free Student 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 7, 2015

Today’s debt free story is from Stacy. She shares delicious recipes, money saving tips and frugal living posts at her blog, Stacy Makes Cents. Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. We ended up using my remaining collage savings to pay that off.

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Debt Free Debt Budgeting Budget 100