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How to Settle Bad Debt

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Bad debt is something that has gone to collections. Debt often gets sold off to debt collection agencies when you don’t pay on it enough to satisfy the creditor. Sometimes they will sue you in order to get their money. It’s never good to let any accounts get to this state, however, you can use it to your advantage. At this point the collectors or creditors should accept a settlement. Settling an account means you can negotiate a lump sum payment to “payoff” the account. You cannot settle debt with the IRS or government student loans. You must be careful … Continue reading How to Settle Bad Debt

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What it means to live Frugally

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fru·gal adjective sparing or economical with regard to money or food. simple and plain and costing little.   We have lived a frugal lifestyle for quite a while. We have done it in the past out of necessity, now we do it so we can achieve our goals. We can go weeks without spending money on anything other than bills and groceries. We cook almost all of our own food, we don’t go out to eat very often, pizza is our weakness though. We plan our dinners weekly and we have a short list of snack items that we regularly … Continue reading What it means to live Frugally

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What is the Cash Envelope System?

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You’re trying to learn to budget, or you already know how to budget, but it’s difficult to stick to your actual numbers. Some bills are hard to budget for like gas, water and electric since they are based off of usage. Other places that may be hard to stick to a budget is groceries, gas, miscellaneous or fun money. Studies have shown that your brain processes using cash different and more painful that just swiping a card. Swiping a card is easy, whereas handing over physical cash makes you double think your purchases. Using that information, if you stick cash … Continue reading What is the Cash Envelope System?

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Where to start your Debt Free Journey

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You’ve had it! You’re tired of being stressed out about money. You’re tired of wondering what bill you’re only going to partially pay this month because you can’t afford groceries and bills. Maybe you’re like me and your vehicle is on the repo list and you have to short your rent check to get it off the list. I’ve been there, in that exact place. I thought that since I listed out my bills each month and when they were due that I was living on a budget. I thought that since I didn’t overdraw my account and that I … Continue reading Where to start your Debt Free Journey

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Why you need Insurance

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You might not think that insurance has much to do with finances, but it most certainly does. There’s many kinds of insurance: health, car, renter, homeowner, life and more. I personally have all the above. My life insurance policy was gifted to me by my grandmother. My family is safe from any financial burdens that my death may bring. I haven’t dealt directly with the policy, but it brings me a sense of relief knowing that during their time of grieving, they won’t have to worry about how to pay for funeral costs or bills or anything like that. I … Continue reading Why you need Insurance

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Financial Freedom Reading List

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If you want to get better at something, you practice. If you want to know more about a topic, you research it. I never would have thought that I would end up reading and liking so many financial books! I seriously cannot get enough right now! I’ve read three books this month alone! I’ve never been much of a nonfiction person, but I’ve been on this kick and I think it’s just going to keep going. If you’re interested in budgeting, getting out of debt and creating personal wealth, here are the books I’ve read and recommend! – The Total … Continue reading Financial Freedom Reading List

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How to stay at home on one income less than $30,000 per year

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I can’t tell you how many times I’ve searched all over Pinterest, Facebook and any other place on the internet for the secret to be able to stay at home. I can’t tell you how many blog posts I’ve clicked on titled, “How to Stay at Home on One Income”. Every time I feel like I never get any answers! How did they all do it? Jeez, it’s hard for us to make it on two incomes! But I’m not here to give you vague tips on how to cut down your budget. No, I’m going to show you an … Continue reading How to stay at home on one income less than $30,000 per year

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How to get Financial Traction

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Even though we’ve eliminated almost half of our debt, we still have to be super strict with our budget. Part time at Dicks isn’t exactly bringing in the big bucks. We are looking at ways to increase our income, but in the meantime, our snowball has stalled. It stinks when you’re super intense about getting the debt paid off, but it feels like you’re just running in place. You know, like the roadrunner with the legs just going 100 miles per hour but not getting any traction. You have to remember in times like these that you still have to … Continue reading How to get Financial Traction

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Grocery Shopping

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One of the hardest places to cut spending is food. Obviously stop going out to eat. We don’t normally go out or order in, if we do, it’s usually really cheap. But we could easily spend $200 at the grocery store for just a weeks worth of meals. That adds up to $800 a month just for food! To keep costs down, we shop at 2 places, Aldi and a local grocery chain, Martins. Martins has a coupon and gas program that we take advantage of. We also plan a week of dinners at a time and shop for those. … Continue reading Grocery Shopping

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What are Sinking Funds?

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When I started this, I kept seeing “sinking funds” everywhere. Y’all, I was so confused! I had no idea what they were or why they were so important. So I did some research. Sinking funds are specific items you know come up within the year, but aren’t a monthly payment. For example, Christmas, birthdays, car registration, etc. These are things you still have to pay for, just not monthly. I thought about what things were important and that I knew I needed to pay for within the next year. I came up with Christmas (next year), truck registration, birthdays and … Continue reading What are Sinking Funds?