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2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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Happy New Year’s 2019: In January 2019, we were down to one final non-mortgage loan, so we created just one financial goal for the year—-to pay off that last non-mortgage debt by December. We never stopped taking vacations, but our trips were mostly camping in our pop-up or renting a beach house with other families.

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Meet Carrie. She Paid Off $14,000 in Debt in 14 Months.

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I could barely afford my $600 rent payment, which was in a horrible neighborhood. Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? Another book that really helped was The Debt-Free Spending Plan by JoAnnah Nagler. Who initiated the debt free goal?

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20 Tips for Frugal Living

For the Mommas

You can use the difference in income to pay off debt, save or invest. Rent instead of own. If you calculate your mortgage interest, the cost of insurance and maintenance, buying can be much more expensive than renting. And if you rent, save money and then invest the difference. 20 Tips for Frugal Living.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

, and says, “The big debt clock is over $14 trillion now, but this other one is approaching $1 trillion, and may affect you more directly.&#. Jason Price from One Money Design interviews Chuck Bentley: The Root of Riches Book Interview. Chuck wrote the book to challenge how people think about money.&#.

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

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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? towards debt. Instead of seeing a movie, rent. you are debt free? readers who want to become debt free?

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