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MAY 21, 2021

Our journey to debt freedom started back in 2013 when we found ourselves saddled with business and student loans. I couldn’t imagine making the monthly payments for the full term of the loans, so I concocted an idea to pay them off early and wrote our Debt Freedom Plan. We ate an elephant!

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Debt Goals Debt Free Pay Off Debt 130

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APRIL 9, 2021

After the FPU class, we looked at our debts differently. Becoming debt-free became very appealing and the idea of being able to give more, save more, and live more was the direction we wanted to go. We also didn’t feel comfortable with Dave’s suggestion of a $1000 starter emergency fund, which is his step #1.

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Debt Emergency Fund 2019 Debt Free 130

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FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Shannon. Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. As many students do these days, we had tens of thousands of dollars of debt by the time we graduated with our Masters degrees. Read more about Shannon’s debt free journey.

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Debt Free Debt Financial Goals Budgeting 100

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JANUARY 3, 2012

We are very excited about the possibility of being completely debt-free and there are two things that have made it a possibility: (1) We made a very conscious decision 10 years ago to buy a house below our means and (2) we made a risky decision 18 months ago to convert our mortgage to a HELOC. I need to do some research on this one.

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Financial Goals Goals 2012 Emergency Fund 127

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JANUARY 1, 2015

When I run the numbers, I realize it’s going to take years before we can scream, ”WE’RE DEBT FREE”, our ultimate goal. In 2015, I will be sharing our journey to significantly reduce our debt. Debt Free Stories. We made some head way in 2014 but we have a LOOOOONNNNNGGGG way to go.

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2015 Money Debt Home and Garden 100

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AUGUST 11, 2014

Welcome to Debt Free Stories. She paid off $41,587 in debt in 14 months! What inspired you to get debt free? I was inspired to get debt free for 2 main reasons: 1. We wanted to enter into marriage debt free. (He Who initiated the debt free goal? Where are you from?

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Debt Free Debt Mom Goals 235