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Where we found money in March 2021

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I have used the extra money to pay off debt, fund family trips, or build up our Christmas savings. We’ve had an Aflac Accident plan for many years and have never needed it until the fall of 2020 when we used it twice. I donated plasma 5 times in March which is short of my goal of 8 times.

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Where I found money in February

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I have used the extra money to pay off debt, fund family trips, or build up our Christmas savings. In January 2020, we booked round-trip flights to Paris for the four of us. I donated plasma 5 times in February which is short of my goal of 8 times. Yep, I found a $20 bill on a morning run at the beach!

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Where I found EXTRA Money in May 2021

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I have used the extra money to pay off debt, fund family trips, or build up our Christmas savings. I donated plasma 4 times in May which is short of my goal of 8 times. My beautiful petunias in 2020. I made quite a bit more from the 4th quarter of 2020 where I do most of my Christmas shopping.

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Create your debt freedom plan

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Something happens mentally when you WRITE down your goals and plans for execution. During our debt payoff mode, we camped and went on beach trips with extended family, but never left the country…honestly, we never left the east coast. We used Dave Ramsey’s debt snowball method. | How to Create your own Debt Freedom Plan.

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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

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In September 2019, my husband and I accomplished our biggest financial goal in our almost 20 years of marriage. It was so big that I cried for two days straight– we paid off six figures in non-mortgage debts. In 2020, we still use and are thankful for Medi-share. We moved the goal post multiple times.

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