Debt Reduction, Debt Story

Put That First Debt Balance In The Rear-View

After establishing an emergency fund, my wife and I began to eliminate our debt.  Here’s what we did. We made minimum payments to all of our creditors.  We never missed a payment and all payments were made on-time. We listed our creditors in order, by balance owed, smallest to largest. We attacked the first balance on our list, by sending…

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Emergency Fund

Establish An Emergency Fund

When my wife and I decided to get out of consumer and credit card debt eight years ago, the first thing we did was establish an emergency fund. Our reasoning, based on the awesome book – The Total Money Makeover – was quite simple. We wanted to be able to deal with unforeseen expenses without adding to our credit card…

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Frugality, Saving Money

Save Money And Consume Less In The Kitchen

I love coupons, and routinely use them to save money on groceries.  However, I think that it is also important to focus on, shall we say, post-purchase frugality. Start with smaller portions – We are a family of five, with three children.  Often, our kids will put more on their plates than they can actually eat.  Start them off with…

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