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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

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Storm #2: 2013. August 2013 was a month that I’d like to wipe from my memory. 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. January & February 2020 – Life is good!

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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

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Aside from the mortgage, we also added equipment and renovation loans with the purchase, and we had a student loan. By the summer of 2013, we found ourselves in a pickle–we had too much debt and not enough cash flow. In 2020, we still use and are thankful for Medi-share. Our non-mortgage loans totaled over six figures.

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