Kumiko Love: How The Budget Mom Became Debt Free in 7 Steps

Imagine you have $77,000 worth of debt. Sounds a little daunting, right? Depending on your income, that may take years and years to pay off.

Kumiko Love, also known as The Budget Mom, paid off that amount of debt in just 8 months using her own budgeting solution, finding ways to increase her income as a single mom and controlling her expenses by sticking to a budget.

Listen to her share the 7 steps she took to rid herself of debt forever.

CHAPTERS
0:00 - Introduction to The Budget Mom (Kumiko Love)
0:44 - How she accumulated $77k of debt
2:58 - The importance of writing your numbers down
5:07 - Kumiko's big dreams that kept her motivated
6:10 - How she made more money
8:16 - How Kumiko saved more money
12:25 - How she celebrated being debt-free

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ABOUT KUMIKO LOVE
Kumiko Love, aka The Budget Mom, is on a mission to empower women to build a life they love on a budget they understand and can afford. After becoming a single mom, Kumiko struggled to manage her finances which really bothered her since her professional career was in finance.

Kumiko tried all the budget plans and systems she found available but all of them failed in one way or another. Kumiko was determined to gain control of her finances so she created her own solution which helped her pay off $77K in debt in 8 months.

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[MarriageKidsandMoney]

Are you working on paying off your debt like The Budget Mom?

[valberlin]

People underestimate the power of WRITING THINGS DOWN! it's a mental declutter strategy. The feeling of crossing off debt after debt on a piece of paper is indescribable. A total confidence boost and a momentum trigger. I swear by that.

[michellemorales]

Great interview! I found TheBudgetMom in 2017 and we made the hard decision to sell our dream home to end the financial drowning. Watching Miko's progress has helped me to see that her system totally works! Our highest debt total was over $223k. We are now down to $50k. 💙💜💙

[momofmomof]

I'm widowed with 2 children. It has been much more difficult than someone going through a divorce. I worked hard, because debt free, raised my children on my own, sold our home, paid cash for a brand new build home, have 2 paid for cars, and plenty of $$$ in savings and in retirement. Best advice is pay your bills, down size if you need to ( I actually upsized) only spend on needs until you are completely debt free, and make sure you save as much as possible, . If that means giving up bad habits ( i.e. smoking, alcohol, designer whatever, or any other nonsense spending) and/or getting a second job then that's what it takes.Marriage and divorce are choices, the death of a spouse isn't.

[animaloverdani]

I just graduated with my masters in nursing with 90k of student loan debt. LOL. I'm sooo glad I discovered TBM and Dave Ramsey. I take a little from both philosophies and plan on paying off my debt in the next 3 years by living at home and pinching pennies.

[moneybee]

I LOVE the point about writing numbers down. It's amazing how powerful of a force it is when you are forced to put your pen to the paper, and hold yourself accountable. Really great channel here, I'm glad I found you! Hoping to see much more down the road, keep it up! 😊

[carolannstevens]

I spend $270 - $300 per month on groceries for two adults. I shop only organic foods at Costco and Whole Foods. It can be done. I have had Celiacs

[CookingGuideTV]

Great interview.
See you soon. God Bless.