Articles with advice on how to pay off your debt so you can live debt-free.
It feels like each month is going by quicker than the last one. March flew by, and primarily due to how much I’ve had to do at work! This past month we did our taxes and came to find out that we owed $2,200. After talking to our great accountant (my mother-in-law), we came to
Today I applied a pretty big lump sum to my mortgage in my pursuit of freedom from debt. Yep. I got paid out for my vacation from leaving my previous job, and from the money we have made from doing AirBnB. It is really amazing how the Lord has blessed us as we’ve progressed in
In July 2013, I gave an update to our readers on where our family was at in our road to financial freedom. At the time we owed $100k on our mortgage, and were on the final 6.2 miles of our marathon debt pay down journey. Today, as I sit here and write this I’m proud
Throughout the last five years our family has aggressively sought to pay off all our debt. Currently all we have left is our home mortgage, and we have hope that the finish line is soon approaching. However, we have to take a pause (or slow down) on our road to financial freedom. You see we
This past week I wrote out the final check that would pay off our vehicle in full. I breathed a sigh of relief and felt as though another weight had been lifted. I tried to savor the moment. And although the amount was sizable, it was actually fun writing that check that would buy our
Ask a dozen people what financial freedom looks like, and you’re likely to get a dozen different answers. That’s because financial freedom is completely subjective – we each view it in our own personal way. But I’m going to attempt to form a loose definition that will likely apply to the largest number of people.
The following is an interview with Travis – a fellow personal finance blogger at Enemy of Debt and CareOne. He was kind enough to share his get-out-of-debt story with us as he nears the finish line next month. We hope his story will inspire you and encourage you to (if you have debt) start or
I read a great post the other day over at The Broke and Beautiful Life. I almost blew it off, as the title was “My First NYC Marathon: 2013”. I spent a year or so as a runner, and although it was a great year of challenging myself, I got bored and burnt out quickly
Today I would like to spend some time answering a reader. Nicole asks, “which debt should I pay off first?” This is a great question and one many of us struggle with as we start to dig ourselves out of debt and feel overwhelmed at the prospect.
Our family is in the middle of a journey to rid ourselves of debt. We started digging our way out of debt in January of this year, and we’ve got a ways to go before we accomplish our goal. But we’ve already learned some important tips along the way. One of the reasons our family
