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

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Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? We have led 7 sessions of Financial Peace University mostly to keep ourselves motivated. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. We ate at home a lot and watched our food budget carefully.

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Find out how Charissa and Her Husband Paid Off $7665 of Debt and Cash Flowed College

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Charissa. She helps readers gain control of their finances and live well on a budget at her blog Cook with a Shoe . I would say that this plan helped me more in the area of using a zero-based budget and sticking with a budget. My top tips to pay off your debt would be the following.

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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. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. The first thing we did was to review our spending and create a budget.

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

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Yes, I did follow a few of Dave Ramsey’s strategies, but I also starting reading other finance blogs to see how they paid off debt so quickly. Many of their ideas were inspiring and their stories continued to motivate me through the entire process. How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending?

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Create your debt freedom plan

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Paying off our six figures of non-mortgage debt was one of the happiest days of my life, and really is the defining step of this entire plan. To stay motivated I would listen to the debt-free screams on The Dave Ramsey Show. If others could knock out debt, we could too. Is it to get creditors off your back?

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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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I had planned to pay it all off in 2.5 It took me five years to pay off my debt but two of those years I had a job loss, I was taking care of my grandparents and I had lost my motivation and drive to pay off the debt. What inspired you to get debt free? Simply doing a budget.