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

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Was there a particular event? The main event that catapulted me into wanting to be debt free, was the lowest point in my life to-date. I also downsized my lifestyle and sold extra furniture, clothes, and jewelry, on Craigslist. He leaves most of the financial goals up to me, but we make the decisions together.

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

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Was there a particular event? We sold extra items that we weren’t using through Craigslist and garage sales. What are your financial goals now? The debt included about $30,000 in student loans, some medical debt, IRS debt, and a small amount on a credit card. What inspired you to get debt free?

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How this Couple Eliminated $180,000 of Debt in 12 Months!

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Was there a particular event? The rule was, if I could get $50 bucks or more for it, it was going on Craigslist. We went and saw Dave Ramsey at a live speaking event in Dallas, ha! What are your financial goals now? Do not allow fear to convince you to not pursue your financial goals. I am very happy.

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Find out How Drew & Farrah Paid off $200k of debt, including their HOME

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Drew has a side website company and live event production called Ask Drew How. Was there a particular event? Find stuff on the side of the road and sell it on craigslist or Facebook. Well that’s not in the budget so you better sell something on craigslist… Lamp sold, go get a pedi now. Increase investing.

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

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Our lives have been forever changed and our opportunity to financial success in the future are greater than they could have ever been! Was there a particular event? 2 years ago we were noticing our family was accumulating a lot of bad behaviors with our health, financial and quality time as a family.

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