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Meet Amanda & Daniel. They Paid Off $68,000 in Debt in 8 Months.

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We ate at home a lot and watched our food budget carefully. We still allotted a lot of money for food, but we were careful not to go too far over budget. How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending? When something unexpected comes up we have another budget meeting. What would you upgrade?

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Create your debt freedom plan

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Yet after listening to Dave’s approach, I knew I didn’t want to be anybody’s slave and if I was being honest with myself, the total amount of debt payments we made every month was ridiculous. There were a lot more fun and purposeful things we could have done with that money than pay the lender. Paying off debt is not fun.

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Find out how Jessica & Her Husband Paid off $175,000 of Debt

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My husband has always been the one who has felt the full weight of our debt. He was always trying to put us on budgets, help us look for ways to save and not spend so much but we never found a system that worked for us and continued in spending behaviors that didn’t help advance goals. What are your financial goals now?

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Find out how Jessica paid off $56,000 of student loans, credit cards, and a car loan.

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Simply doing a budget. I had also been teaching one class a quarter at a local career college so I increased to two classes a quarter. And I cut back on lifestyle – cooking food at home, taking the bus to work vs driving and paying for parking, etc. What are your financial goals now?