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2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update

Family Balance Sheet

Happy New Year’s 2019: In January 2019, we were down to one final non-mortgage loan, so we created just one financial goal for the year—-to pay off that last non-mortgage debt by December. We never stopped taking vacations, but our trips were mostly camping in our pop-up or renting a beach house with other families.

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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. It allows you to focus on what’s important and spend your free time the way you want. Rent instead of own. If you calculate your mortgage interest, the cost of insurance and maintenance, buying can be much more expensive than renting.

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

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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. Krystal & Josh’s Debt Free Story. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it?

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Your City or County May Have Free Money For You. Often times, home buyers may not be aware that free money for a down payment on a house is still available for qualified buyers. FMF from Free Money Finance shares his Simple Car Email. Pat S from compounding returns asks Pay Off Debt or Invest for The Future ?

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Meet Carrie. She Paid Off $14,000 in Debt in 14 Months.

Family Balance Sheet

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Carrie. It took just over a year (14 months to be exact) before I paid off all my debts and became debt free! I was only bringing home a net income of $3,000 a month, so paying $1,000 each month towards my debt was a lot of money, and took a lot of sacrificing.

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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

Family Balance Sheet

We had been renting for over 10 years and we were ready to find a property to move our business to and eventually build our net worth. Also, the monthly mortgage payment was less than our rent payment. We stopped paying for our gym membership. . Read: How to Get a FREE Gym Membership. Everything looked great on paper.

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How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!)

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I came up with strategies to help us pay for yearly bills, large expenses, and we were able to pay off debts. This could be your rent/mortgage, utilities, loan payments, anything that has a due date. Also, my friend, Raki, offers a free blank calendar page if you sign up for her email newsletter.

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