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A Goal Without a Plan is Just a Wish

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To many, working with a spouse would be too difficult, but our individual strengths and weaknesses complement each other and the arrangement has worked well. When a building in our town went into foreclosure in 2012, we considered the opportunity to own. Our business was doing well and it seemed like the right time for us to buy.

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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

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Our small business was going well, so we said so long to renting office space and purchased a commercial property in the summer of 2012. But in August 2013 , our business softened, renovations to our new building were more costly than planned, and we were now the owners of two mortgages: our home and our business.

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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

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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. We had been renting for over 10 years and we were ready to find a property to move our business to and eventually build our net worth. Everything looked great on paper.

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