Earlier this year Erin and I made our National TV debut! We were fortunate to be featured for a segment on the List TV telling our debt free story and sharing 4 tips for paying off debt. The segment was filmed at our house at the end of the year. The crew and interviewer were …
The Secret to Financial Success
You want a hot tip? You want to learn the one thing that will deliver success with money? I have what you are looking for. If you have a lot of debt, listen up, this applies to you as well. I will teach you the secret to financial success. The best part is that it …
Stop Using Facebook and Candy Crush for Lent
For my latest personal challenge, I am combining our monthly personal challenges with the practice of giving up something for Lent. Therefore, this challenge timeframe is a bit different than usual. If you have been following along you know that we typically do a challenge each month of the year which keep things simple. Lent …
14 Easy Ways to Stay Motivated During Debt Payoff
Paying off debt can often take months and even years to do. Due to that it is easy to get discouraged or sidetracked and lose interest if you hit a roadblock which is guaranteed. The best way to keep yourself on track is to find new motivation continually. This was something we did frequently while …
Paying Off Debt Is Just the Beginning
I used to think that my debt wasn’t holding me back. It felt as though I just needed to pay it off before I got to the end of the road. Not sure what that specific road was but it just seemed like something to do at some point. What I didn’t realize though until …
Organize Your Financial Estate Records
For January, we are tackling something that we have been putting off for months. We are going to organize our financial records for estate planning purposes. We are making it our personal challenge so that we force ourselves to do these very important, yet simple steps to estate planning. Also, we encourage you to organize …
Pay Off Debt – 6 Simple Steps to Get Out of Debt
If you have debt you are in the right place. Most likely, you want to get rid of debt but have no clue where to start. These 6 simple steps to get out of debt helped us pay off $107K of debt in 33 months. Debt Freedom Being debt free is critical to financial success. …
2017 Year in Review of Personal Challenges
2017 was a big year for our family. It wasn’t the easiest but we have continued to see how smart decisions regarding debt 6 years ago have benefited us. This will be a more personal post than most but we hope that it serves to inspire and motivate those willing to change. It also demonstrates …
Amortization Schedule with Extra Payments
Amortization schedules can be extremely helpful in understanding how your loans work. They break out each payment one by one and list how much interest you pay each month. Amortization schedules can be a useful tool in analyzing your debt so you can get rid of it. I have developed an excel amortization schedule with …
What You Should Ask For This Christmas
With the end of the year popping up everyone will soon be making new year’s resolutions and most likely desire to finally get control of their finances. Stories about being generous givers will turn into stories about how to save money in your budget. Often there can be a lot of regret in how much …