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Welcome to DFC

We are Dwayne and Kelly Jones, a young married couple living in Barbados with four children, who went from living paycheck to paycheck to paying $67,000 towards debt in 20 months which made us consumer debt free in January 2020.

Welcome to DFC

We were so excited about our progress, that we decided to create a platform to share our experiences, help YOU to work towards financial freedom and live easy…

Our Retirement & Investment Portfolio Part 3

As mentioned in an earlier post, we have chosen to use the following methods to fund our retirement:▪︎RRSPs – Registered Retirement Savings Plan▪︎Mutual funds▪︎Premiere plan – a savings / investment account at our credit union Today, we will share what

Our Retirement & Investment Portfolio Part 2

Our Retirement & Investment Portfolio

Retirement is something that many forget or wait too late to plan for. Should we be afforded the privilege to reach retirement age, we would love to get there financially comfortable. What does this mean? Our retirement portfolio should include income

Welcome to Chapter 3

A few months ago we started financial freedom steps 4 to invest 15% of our income and step 6 to pay off our mortgage before 40. STEP 4The Objective: To invest 10% of our salary. 15% is the recommended amount and

Do it Fuh Grantley – Fortress Fund Managers Podcast

We’ve never been more excited to be caught trying to keep up with The Joneses.On this week’s episode, we’re joined by Dwayne and Kelly Jones of Debt Free Caribbean.Listen in as this captivating young couple share how they cleared over $67,000 in consumer

The past is a place of Reference, not a plan of Residence

A few months ago, we had the opportunity to speak with @davis.365 from @citaradio901fm on his program Family Friday: Looking at Finances.⁣ This interview was driven by our own debt-free journey but the questions were tailored to assist persons who are interested

Sending our Money to Work

Investing was on our list as a stretch goal i.e. a goal that was highly unlikely but we’d give it a fair shot. There were other pressing goals that we felt needed to be completed before investing; such as completing

Knowledge Empowers You

Let’s Talk Insurance!⁣⁣We can’t have a conversation about financial freedom and building wealth without including Insurance. You definitely want to protect your assets from unforeseen events that can cause a huge financial burden for you and the family. We are

Our 10 Steps to Financial Freedom

WHAT DOES FINANCIAL FREEDOM LOOK LIKE TO YOU?” ⁣⁣We share these questions on Thursdays because:⁣1) they are good conversation starters with your partner or yourself.⁣2) these are genuine questions that we also have to work through ourselves and would like

How to calculate your emergency fund⁣

We were asked to write this blog at the perfect time because we had just finished saving our emergency fund (EF)⁣. To start, an EF is a backup plan for unexpected life events such as job loss. This pandemic that

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