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Create your debt freedom plan

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There were a lot more fun and purposeful things we could have done with that money than pay the lender. 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. DONE November 2019.

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5 Steps to CRUSH Debt + FREE Debt Payoff Goal Tracker

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Did you make a goal to pay off debt this year? For many years, we made a yearly goal to chip away at our six figures of non-mortgage debt. It took us years to pay it all off, but we achieved it in 2019. It took us six years to pay off our non-mortgage debts once it became a priority.

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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

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By the summer of 2013, we found ourselves in a pickle–we had too much debt and not enough cash flow. Overwhelmed with everything, I wrote our first Debt Freedom Plan based on Dave Ramey’s 7 Baby Step strategy but tailored to our lifestyle. Living a life focused on paying off debt is not always easy.

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