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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. Your first assignment: Take the first step and calculate your debts by using my FREE Family Balance Sheet.

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Meet Doug & Laura. They Paid off $23,000 in 16 Months. | Debt Free Stories

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When my wife and I got married, we both made the decision that our first financial priority would be becoming debt free. Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. Actually making a budget!

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Create your debt freedom plan

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We also didn’t feel comfortable with Dave’s suggestion of a $1000 starter emergency fund, which is his step #1. The point of the starter emergency fund is to get you through until you pay off your non-mortgage debts, at which point, you build a more extensive fund. Prioritize.

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Over 40 and Worried about Money? Start here!

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We charted out our course of action to pay off debts and start saving for retirement. I’m on this journey to financial wellness with you and every weekend, I pack the newsletter with budgeting inspiration, money-saving tips & ideas, and frugal, yet tasty recipes. Start Saving for your Emergency Fund TODAY!

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Meet Jackie. She and Her Husband Paid off $147,000 in Debt | Debt Free Stories

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I quit my job to focus on my own stuff (blogging, painting, rental property, my iPhone app, writing Kindle books, etc.). Quitting my job is one of the things being debt free has enabled us to do. have barely any bills and be able to live off passive income. But it wasn’t a decade of nothing but paying off debt.

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How Angela & Jeff paid off $58,000 of Debt in 2 Years

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You can find Angela at her You Tube channel, Our Life…on a Budget , where she vlogs about getting out of debt and staying there! Angela & Jeff’s Debt Free Story. Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? Tell us about you and your family.

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How Krystal and Josh paid off $80k in 4 years!

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strict budget. towards our debt. Little by little, we paid off each loan before moving. Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave. Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? emergency fund, so we started throwing what little extra we had straight.

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