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. Since we didn’t have any other debt, we decided to tackle our house as fast as we could.

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Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Finds 100

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

About $52,000 of that $147K was consumer debt (credit cards, a student loan, a car loan, a home improvement loan, etc.) But it wasn’t a decade of nothing but paying off debt. When we first started we couldn’t have even conceived of becoming completely debt free. What inspired you to get debt free?

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Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Financial Goals 236

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 4, 2014

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. The first step in this diligence was paying off debt.

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Debt Free Debt Goals Student 243

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 25, 2013

Unfortunately, that often means that you won’t reach your retirement goals. It means you have to set more money aside for retirement now, but your future self will thank you. You might also make tweaks depending on changing fundamentals, and shifting goals. Change the Plan Due to Fear. Neglecting the Impact of Inflation.

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Making United States Taxes Health Care 201

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 16, 2015

What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. Decide here and now what your goals are and write them down. Who initiated the debt free goal? Were there arguments during the time you were working on your debt? To pay off our home early.

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Debt Debt Free Finds Goals 100

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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. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. If married, who initiated the debt free goal?

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Debt Debt Free Finds Finance 100

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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. Not using debt helps create the connection. I will NEVER finance a car again. I didn’t really have to give up a lot while I was getting out of debt.

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Credit Cards Debt Debt Free Student 100

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

We had tried other methods in the past, but found this one suited us best since it forced us to focus on one goal at a time, rather than trying to do it all (pay off debt and contribute to savings and retirement). What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt.

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Debt Debt Free Budgeting Budget 100

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JULY 2, 2015

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. We save and try to manage our finances, but do so with an openness to give money away as well. What are your financial goals now?

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Student Debt Debt Free Finds 100

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JUNE 22, 2020

In September 2019, my husband and I accomplished our biggest financial goal in our almost 20 years of marriage. It was so big that I cried for two days straight– we paid off six figures in non-mortgage debts. Financially speaking, he focuses on building the business and I focus on managing our home and finances.

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Debt Health Insurance Insurance Budgeting 130

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 7, 2015

The only debt we had was a mortgage – however when we first got married we were stupid and bought a Mercedes. We ended up using my remaining collage savings to pay that off. We swore we would never finance a car again. What inspired you to get debt free? If married, who initiated the debt free goal?

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Debt Free Debt Budgeting Budget 100

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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. A life goal of ours is.

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Debt Debt Free Friends And Family Sale Budgeting 100

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 2, 2016

At the same time my credit card debt was slowly creeping upward too thanks to my minimal income. I was earning more each year and the debt I was carrying was covered each month without too much worry. In general though, the process of paying off debt has taught me a lot of things, and its a lifestyle I continue to this day.

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Debt Finds Debt Free Pay Off Debt 100