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4 Reasons to Graduate Debt-Free

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Students now more than ever are graduating into a life of student loan payments, debt, and economic uncertainty. We have graduates with degrees working at Starbucks, barely making enough to pay back their loans. It’s not impossible to graduate without student loans, even if you don’t have any parental help.

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Meet Krista & Jon Who Paid Off $36,000 | Debt Free Stories

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Welcome to Debt Free Stories! They paid off $36,000 in debt and cash flowed graduate school. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? After graduating with our bachelor’s degrees Jon and I had about $36,000 in debt between us. What inspired you to get debt free?

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Scholarship Search: KC Scholars (Kansas City Area)

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Through this generous program, deserving applicants are awarded an opportunity to earn their college degree debt free. KC Scholars has been delivering on their mission of scholars graduating debt free for more than six years. Be lawfully present in the U.S. or DACA eligible and DACA applied/approved.

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Shannon & Her Husband Paid off $22,000 in 9 Months

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Shannon. As many students do these days, we had tens of thousands of dollars of debt by the time we graduated with our Masters degrees. Living on two-incomes, we could have easily paid off our debt quickly, but we had no idea at the time that “debt free” was even a thing.

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Advance Your Career By Taking the Road Less Travelled

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It all started in high school, when I graduated five months earlier than my peers so I could work full time and save up money before starting college. Because of those internships, I landed a great job before I’d even graduated, thereby avoiding the rush of new graduates applying for the same, limited number of positions.

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10 Smart Ways to Become Debt Free

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It’s no secret, I am fascinated, encouraged, and border-line obsessed with debt freedom. The idea of becoming debt free makes me downright giddy. So I love to hear the success stories of others who have found debt freedom. What did they specifically do to become debt free? How did they make it happen?

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Calling ALL Bloggers ~ Guest Post Opportunities this Fall

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Have you erased your debt? Graduated from college debt-free These are just a few ideas, but the stories are endless. Paid cash for your wedding Gone to one income recently.and lived to tell about it Started a successful business Have you gone off the grid? If you are not a blogger, you may still submit your story.

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