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Our Rules for Becoming Debt Free

Our Rules for Becoming Debt Free

This week is a super busy one for my family as we participate in our local county fair.  But when I heard that Kimberlee Stokes from The Peaceful Mom was accepting guest posts, I had to do it!  I’ve been a big fan of her blog for years.

So today, I hope you’ll pop over and check out my brand new guest post.  It’s called 3 Powerful Rules for Getting Free from Debt.  These rules have made all the difference for our family this year.  After years of spinning our wheels trying to break free from debt, we’ve finally gained real traction this year!

While you’re there, check out Kimberlee’s money tips (including a free 5 Day Money Makeover Course) plus a variety of ways to simplify and organize your life so you get to the things that you want to do!  (You gotta love that!)

Welcome to Medium Sized Family!

If you are new to Medium Sized Family, welcome!  Is your family also on a journey towards freedom from debt?  If you like finding ways to save money, I think this blog will be a great fit for you.

I encourage you to learn more about Medium Sized Family on the Start Here page.  There you can find links to popular posts and series and learn more about this blog.

Extra Money Saving Help

We all have our budget busters.  Bad habits and leaks in your wallet that leave you scrambling when there are too many days left at the end of the money.

Right now I’m offering a totally free 3 day course to help you Identify and Destroy Your Budget Busters.  You can learn all about it here.

Follow Medium Sized Family

If you’re short on time, no problem.  I’m active on social media, so pick your favorite platform to follow Medium Sized Family.

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Thanks so much for visiting, and I hope you’ll join our blog family.  We have a great crowd of readers here who love to interact and share extra money saving tips.

What areas are you interested in saving money in right now?

5 Ways We’ve Blown Money This Week

5 Ways We’ve Blown Money This Week

It’s Friday!  That’s supposed to mean another edition of the 5 Ways We’ve Saved Money This Week series.

So all week I’ve been racking my brain, trying to think up any ways that we saved money this week.  But the fact is that we didn’t.  We totally fell off of the wagon.

We’re now halfway through our #yearofno.  It’s probably natural that we’d have a rough time sticking to the plan at this point.  We’ve been so good for most of the year.  But old habits die hard!

Just because those old habits have reared their ugly heads doesn’t mean that we are giving up.  I might need to reread my own advice about motivation, but I promise that we’ll be back to our saving ways next week.  We’ve worked too hard to give it up now!

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14 Sure Ways to Stay Motivated While You Get Debt Free

When you’re fighting to get debt free, it can be tough to stay motivated. At least one of these 14 tips are sure to work for you.

When you come to the realization of just how bad your debt is, you can do one of two things.  

Bury your head in the ground…

or find the guts to finally get debt free.

Most of us get a quick rush of motivation when we start the debt-free journey.  

But after a while, those endorphins fade and reality sets in.  

Paying off debt is hard work.  If it took you a while to build up the debt, it’s going to take you a while to pay it back off.

14 Sure Ways to Stay Motivated While You Get Debt Free
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Our Rules for Becoming Debt Free

Getting Out of Debt with Kids

dslogo-liv300X113I’ve already admitted that I’ve always been a bit of a personal finance nerd.  So I have no problem admitting that even as a teenager, I always enjoyed reading the Dollar Stretcher.  It’s one of the first websites I visited regularly.

That’s why I’m especially excited to share that they have published one of my posts today!  Be sure to jump over and check it out.  It’s titled How a Family with Children is Getting Out of Debt.

If you are a Dollar Stretcher reader, and you’re new to Medium Sized Family, welcome!  Is your family also on a journey towards freedom from debt?  If you like finding ways to save money, I think this blog will be a great fit for you.

I encourage you to learn more about Medium Sized Family on the Start Here page.  There you can find links to popular posts and series and learn more about this blog.

Extra Money Saving Help

We all have our budget busters.  Bad habits and leaks in your wallet that leave you scrambling when there are too many days left at the end of the money.

Right now I’m offering a totally free 3 day course to help you Identify and Destroy Your Budget Busters.  You can learn all about it here.

Follow Medium Sized Family

If you’re short on time, no problem.  I’m active on social media, so pick your favorite platform to follow Medium Sized Family.

Facebook  |   Twitter  |   Instagram   |   Pinterest   |   Bloglovin

Thanks so much for visiting, and I hope you’ll stick around.  We have a great crowd of readers here who love to interact and share extra money saving tips.

What areas are you interested in saving money in right now?

How to Save Money by Eliminating Budget Busters

How to Save Money by Eliminating Budget Busters

Have you been struggling with paying down debt?  Or maybe there’s just too much month at the end of the money?  And somehow, it seems to happen month after month.

You’ve been trying to budget and spend carefully, but things happen.  Life gets in the way.  The car breaks down, the kids need lunch money, and your coworker is collecting money to get a gift for Sharon’s new baby.  (Even though you aren’t even exactly sure who Sharon is.)

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How to Get Out of Debt by Breaking Up Your Paycheck

How to Get Out of Debt by Breaking Up Your Paycheck

Paying down debt can be a long, hard road. Make it easier with some simple tricks.  You’ll be surprised what happens when you break up your paycheck!

You’re paying down debt, chugging along and happy that you got your balance down a bit.  Hooray!!

And then?

…you find a surprise bill in the mailbox.

Ugh.

You don’t have money to cover the bill, so… you pay it using your credit card.  Now the card balance is nearly as bad as it was before.

And you’re right back where you started…trying to get that balance down again.

It’s so frustrating!

Especially when you’ve been trying so hard.  You skipped happy hour with your buddies.  You cancelled your cable service.

Now it feels like all that sacrifice has gone to waste.

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