Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 24, 2012

Many thanks to all who entered my two year blogiversary giveaway ! A hearty thanks also goes to our generous sponsors who made it possible to host such a large giveaway. Pay Off Debt App (sponsored by The Debt Myth ) Lisa K. $20 Thanks again for entering! There were nearly 4,000 entries.

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JUNE 16, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Lydia. She blogs about living a limitless life on a limited budget at Frugal Debt Free Life. We paid off $36,000 in student loans, credit cards, cars and a bit of medical debt. What inspired you to get debt free? Who initiated the debt free goal?

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JANUARY 20, 2017

I love her passion for helping others along their debt free journey. Be sure to check out her website where she is offering a free finance workbook if you subscribe to her newsletter. Krystal & Josh’s Debt Free Story. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it?

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AUGUST 5, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Jessica. We live a pretty busy lives and when given free weekends at home we love spending time at home on our little farm. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? Total, we paid off $175K in 2 years!! What inspired you to get debt free?

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JULY 2, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Acadia. What inspired you to get debt free? We felt like we couldn’t do a lot of the things in life we wanted to do because there was always the debt and the loan payments. We are living in an apartment that we can pay for out of one paycheck with money left over.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2016

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 am a free-lance sign language interpreter, putting my husband through engineering school by paying cash. What inspired you to become debt free?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 4, 2011

Your City or County May Have Free Money For You. Often times, home buyers may not be aware that free money for a down payment on a house is still available for qualified buyers. Thanks for the honesty. This doesn’t mean you will always live with a cash budget, although you certainly could.

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MAY 27, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Olivia. We made sure we could afford the monthly payments on a 15 year mortgage, with the mindset that we would pay more each month. What inspired you to get debt free? There were two things that inspired us to pay off debt. Where are you from?

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JUNE 22, 2020

In 2020, we still use and are thankful for Medi-share. Our monthly costs have gone up since 2017, but we’re still paying much less than we would with traditional health insurance. Home and auto expenses are two big budget categories and by keeping these expenses low, we were able to put more aside to our debts.

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Carrie. It took just over a year (14 months to be exact) before I paid off all my debts and became debt free! I was only bringing home a net income of $3,000 a month, so paying $1,000 each month towards my debt was a lot of money, and took a lot of sacrificing.

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JUNE 2, 2016

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Richard of Frugality Magazine , where he shares frugal living tips for financial freedom. At the same time my credit card debt was slowly creeping upward too thanks to my minimal income. What inspired you to get debt free? How did you celebrate when you became debt free?

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APRIL 12, 2016

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Jessica. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? I had $56,000 of debt when I decided to become debt free. I had planned to pay it all off in 2.5 What inspired you to get debt free? Simply doing a budget.

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JANUARY 7, 2015

Today’s debt free story is from Stacy. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We paid off $20,000 in about 8 months. We were debt free before I was 30 , including our home. We ended up using my remaining collage savings to pay that off. Hahahahaha!

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