Debt Smash-athon DECEMBER Progress Report & 2019 Year-Long Totals!
Well friends, we did it! We smashed debt throughout 2019. We’ve all had ups and downs, wins and fails. In 2019, some of you made the decision to start tackling the debt that has been looming over...
View ArticleDebt Smash-athon NOVEMBER Progress Report
I’m very late in posting our November Debt Smash-athon progress report this month because I’ve been posting daily with my Frugal Festivities 25 Days of Christmas Cheer on a Budget series. I am so...
View ArticleDebt Smash-athon OCTOBER Progress Report
Now that October is in the books, we have only two months left in our 2019 Debt Smash-athon. I don’t know about each of you, but we still have big things to accomplish before the year is over. We...
View ArticleDebt Smash-athon SEPTEMBER Progress Report
Great job smashing debt in September! As a group, our numbers were higher than they ever have been! Several of you had some enormous payments toward your debt! Two people sold houses and put the...
View ArticleThe Calculator That Gets You Out of Debt Faster
If you’ve already started on your debt-free journey, then you probably have a target debt-free date in mind. Maybe you’re hoping to pay off your student loans before your 35th birthday or pay off...
View ArticleDebt Smash-athon AUGUST Progress Report
What a great debt smashing month! So many of our Debt Smashers hit major milestones in August! I get so excited when each of you pays off a loan or a credit card. I’m totally cheering you on the...
View ArticleDebt Smash-athon JULY Progress Report
Way to stay strong in smashing your debt and reaching your financial goals, friends! I love seing each of your names and reading of your progress each month. You’re doing great things! You’re making...
View ArticleDebt Smash-athon JUNE Progress Report
We’re halfway through 2019! You guys have blown me away with all of your progress. It is such a treat for me to read your reports each month. I don’t know your faces, but I recognize your names and...
View ArticleDebt Smash-athon MAY Progress Report
Another month of the Debt Smash-athon is in the books! As usual, you Debt Smashers worked hard to accomplish big things! Even though only a fraction of our community reports numbers, I know there...
View ArticleDebt Smash-athon APRIL Progress Report
I get so inspired reading all of your accomplishments each month! Thank you for sharing them with me and letting me share them with the rest of our community! If your month didn’t shape up to what...
View ArticleDebt Smash-athon MARCH Progress Report
We made some healthy financial progress this month! And by “we” I mean all of you! Our family’s progress was pretty minimal this month, but it’s so encouraging to see that as a group we are making...
View ArticleDebt Smash-athon FEBRUARY Progress Report
January was fabulous, but February was EVEN better! As a group we are making some serious progress on getting out of debt and improving our finances! I am so impressed! Big numbers are great, but...
View ArticleDebt Smash-athon JANUARY Progress Report
Way to go Debt Smashers! What an amazing month! I was so impressed by all the hard work you put toward paying off debt in January! I absolutely loved reading through all of your progress reports....
View ArticleJoin the 2019 Debt Smash-athon!
If you’ve seen our new BIG goal, you know we’ll be pretty focused in 2019. We’re excited to have a huge goal to keep ourselves making financial progress. I know so many of you are working hard to...
View ArticleWhat I Wish I’d Known About Money in College (Because #FinHealthMatters)
I haven’t always been the debt-smashing budget boss I am today. Nope! Far from it! I wasn’t a financial disaster in college, BUT I was a complete newbie to managing money. I got my first checking...
View ArticleKeep your Financial Goals on your Radar
How many times do we make a goal and then forget about it? Or maybe we don’t forget about our goal, but the craziness of life takes over and crowds out the important habits we were developing to aid...
View ArticleHow We Bought a House on Nickels and Dimes
I have another honorable mention from the My Secret to Saving Contest! Please welcome guest author, Hope. She is sharing some great advice and encouragement with us today! Nine years ago, while...
View ArticleWhy we don’t do budget meetings (and maybe you shouldn’t either)
Because we had so many excellent entries in the My Secret to Saving Contest, I chose a couple of great posts as honorable mentions. I’m sharing the first one today! I think many of you will relate...
View ArticleWhat would you give up? Megan’s Debt Payoff Success Story
I am always inspired by debt payoff success stories! I love reading about the sacrifices people are willing to make to get out of debt. I especially love reading the success stories of my blog...
View Article5 Lessons I Learned Paying Off Debt– Guest Post by Krystal
I have a special treat for you today! You have all heard my family’s story of paying off debt (you probably watched it unfold here on the blog), but I’m excited to bring you a fresh perspective from...
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