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Create your debt freedom plan

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Many years ago, my husband and I faced what we thought was an insurmountable hurdle– six figures of non-mortgage debts. These were loans that we knowingly took on and looked great on paper, but they became a weight on our shoulders. But $1000 was not nearly enough money to cover sudden emergencies in both our home and 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. Everything looked great on paper. But at the beginning of our journey to pay off the debt, I was listening to Dave Ramsey on the radio. How do you eat an elephant?

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