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Create your debt freedom plan

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After the FPU class, we looked at our debts differently. We also didn’t feel comfortable with Dave’s suggestion of a $1000 starter emergency fund, which is his step #1. But $1000 was not nearly enough money to cover sudden emergencies in both our home and business. DONE November 2019. Prioritize.

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You CAN Choose Wealth

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Set your financial goals together and you both will be more likely to stick to them. Weigh each decision against your financial goals. Should you spend the money on that new flat screen and sound bar, or save it for the emergency fund? Educate yourself and your family in personal finance concepts.

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Shannon & Her Husband Paid off $22,000 in 9 Months

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We were living on one income that placed us just at the top of lower class income level. I wasn’t comfortable keeping only $1,000 in an emergency fund with two little ones and just one income, so we didn’t follow that part of his plan. I cut our grocery budget down to less than half of what it was.

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Meet Tracy, a Single Mom Who Paid Off $41,587 | Debt Free Stories

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I have enjoyed belly dancing and pilates the last several years, but time and budget reduced from my schedule. I followed Dave Ramsey’s baby steps and did the Financial Peace University class twice, once at home last spring and I enrolled again at church this past spring to stay focused. How much debt did you pay off?

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