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2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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Our Debt Freedom Plan has been a long winding road. The journey started in 2012 when we bought an office building for our business and then found ourselves with a lot of debt and not enough cash flow. 11 – Cash flow a family trip to celebrate complete debt freedom. We were trying to be responsible.

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Meet Krista & Jon Who Paid Off $36,000 | Debt Free Stories

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We also were working on paying for Jon’s master’s degree and then my own masters degree, which I completed in December 2013. With tuition payments and debt payments we spent about $60,395 between January 2012 and March 2014 when we became completely debt free with two bachelor’s and two master’s degrees between us.

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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

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It was so big that I cried for two days straight– we paid off six figures in non-mortgage debts. How we got to six figures of non-mortgage debt: In the summer of 2012, we found an opportunity to purchase an office building for our small business. My grocery strategies: How to Save Money on Groceries.

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Meet Carrie. She Paid Off $14,000 in Debt in 14 Months.

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I also found small ways to earn extra money, specifically flipping yard sale finds for a profit on eBay. What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. Aside from the normal saving money ideas, I started bartering for extra services that I needed.

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