article thumbnail

Meet Doug & Laura. They Paid off $23,000 in 16 Months. | Debt Free Stories

Family Balance Sheet

Welcome to Debt Free Stories. Tell us about you and your family. What inspired you to get debt free? When my wife and I got married, we both made the decision that our first financial priority would be becoming debt free. Make paying off debt a priority. Who initiated the debt free goal?

Debt Free 241
article thumbnail

Meet Tracy, a Single Mom Who Paid Off $41,587 | Debt Free Stories

Family Balance Sheet

Welcome to Debt Free Stories. She paid off $41,587 in debt in 14 months! Tell us about you and your family. What inspired you to get debt free? I was inspired to get debt free for 2 main reasons: 1. We wanted to enter into marriage debt free. (He I initiated the debt free goal.

Debt Free 235
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

5 Steps to CRUSH Debt + FREE Debt Payoff Goal Tracker

Family Balance Sheet

It can be a hard number to come to terms with, but sticking your head in the sand won’t get you to debt freedom. Your first assignment: Take the first step and calculate your debts by using my FREE Family Balance Sheet. 2 – Create your Debt Freedom Plan. ” A few of our debt payoff trackers.

Debt 130
article thumbnail

Meet Jackie. She and Her Husband Paid off $147,000 in Debt | Debt Free Stories

Family Balance Sheet

Welcome to Debt Free Stories. She and her husband paid off $147,000 in debt–including their home. After paying off the debt, she was able to quit her job to pursue her passion. She blogs at The Debt Myth. Tell us about you and your family. How much debt did you pay off? Where are you from?

Debt 236
article thumbnail

How to Live your Dream Life Debt Free

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Living your dream life debt free requires a simply task of going back to Grade 1 math lessons and applying the concepts. Now hold that thought and think about this: living your dream life debt free. . Use your math skills to define your dream life. Auction those items that you are not using anymore.

Debt Free 235
article thumbnail

10 Smart Ways to Become Debt Free

Family Balance Sheet

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?

Debt Free 100
article thumbnail

4 Reasons to Graduate Debt-Free

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Graduating debt free would give you the opportunity to evaluate what type of company you’d rather work for, instead of who can afford you. You want to be able to use that free income that you are no longer putting toward tuition for things like travel , better food, a nicer apartment. Lifestyle Inflation.

Debt 217