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Money Matters: How to Prepare Your Finances for a Recession

Motherhood Moments

Prepare ahead of time and create a bare bones budget that includes only your essentials — think food, shelter, clothes, transportation and insurance — so you have a plan in the event that you experience a loss of income or need to cut expenses suddenly. Prepare by paying off debt. Prepare for the unexpected.

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Meet Amanda & Daniel. They Paid Off $68,000 in Debt in 8 Months.

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We have always loved to travel and do missions work for our church. Daniel can work anywhere there is an internet connection and the kids can homeschool anywhere, but we didn’t have the money to buy the plane tickets or book AirBnB apartments. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt.

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Meet Krista & Jon Who Paid Off $36,000 | Debt Free Stories

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We’ll live in a dorm (which fits us perfectly but we know sounds terrible to others) in our own apartment while I (Krista) work in student development providing mentoring/counseling/student discipline to the 150 women in the dorm and Jon will work right across the street as the assistant director of admissions.

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How Angela & Jeff paid off $58,000 of Debt in 2 Years

Family Balance Sheet

Jeff and I are complete opposites, but have made it work for our 13 years of marriage. When I’m not working, I enjoy running and creating content for my YouTube channel. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? worth of debt. Shop with a list, and not just for food.

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20 Tips for Frugal Living

For the Mommas

You can use the difference in income to pay off debt, save or invest. If you need to earn less, this allows you to choose to work less, or work more but retire early. Brown bag it to work. Reduce convenience foods. You have more options with a frugal lifestyle. Save money by preparing your own meals.

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Good Financial Cents: What to Watch For With Debt Settlement Companies Considering using a debt settlement company? Here’s some tips to be wary of when trying to consolidate your debt. Why Do You Need One and How Does it Work? They knew they needed food but it was mug night! ” Here’s her reply.

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How Krystal and Josh paid off $80k in 4 years!

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works in outbound sales, and I teach part-time. We have a huge heart for missions work. What inspired you to become debt free? working full time at a low-paying job and going to grad school full time, while my husband was working multiple jobs just to help us make ends meet. My husband. But we do love.

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