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

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A life goal of ours is. because we aren’t eating out. We knew it would take us years to get out of debt! While we said no to eating out and going to the movies all the time, we. If married, who initiated the debt free goal? Communicating well and communicating often has made talking about.

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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

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As the Family Office Manager , I handle the day-to-day finances for our family and I needed a way to communicate our finances to my husband. It was during this time that I created my first Family Balance Sheet. I still use my spreadsheet to this day! Storm #2: 2013. August 2013 was a month that I’d like to wipe from my memory.

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Find Out How Olivia & Her Husband Paid off Their Mortgage in 33 Months

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Our initial goal was to pay off our 15 year mortgage in 7-8 years by doubling our payment each month. Our goal is to write down expenses every day so we know where we are in our budget that month, but to be honest, this probably happens 1-2 times a week now. If married, who initiated the debt free goal?

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10 Smart Ways to Become Debt Free

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There are things we had to do that made us look weird: home school, skip eating out as much with family, doing my own hair & nails, getting a wardrobe from the thrift store and forgoing paper towels. Eating out daily will add up. They Communicated with the Members of their Household.

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