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Find out How Acadia & Her Husband Paid off $97,000 in Student Loans

Family Balance Sheet

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Acadia. She writes about simple living, parenting and her family’s foster story at Fostering Simplicity. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? All of our debt was $97,000 in student loan debt. What inspired you to get debt free?

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

Family Balance Sheet

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Carrie. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? After my first marriage fell apart, I ended up with over $14,000 of consumer debt, made up of a car loan and credit cards. What inspired you to get debt free? Tell us about you and your family. Where are you from?

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FREE Kindle Books: Making Kids Smile, Shooting Landscapes And More

For the Mommas

Follow these step by step instructions and you will have your own Children’s Entertainment, Balloon Twisting, Magic show, Face painting complete business — Making Kids Smile, and making yourself smile as well, with all the extra profits you will be making part-time or full -time. Download: Making Kids Smile!

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #236 – May 11, 2012

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

’ Financial Planning Ashley presents Should I Get Married with Debt? Several weeks ago, I made the decision that it was about time to start looking for a new full time job. Do you have thousands of dollars worth of student loan debt and/or credit card debt? I find myself looking more and more often.

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Best College Student Credit Cards of February 2024

Savings Corner

Issuers are prohibited from providing cards to people under 21 unless they have proof of independent income or a co-signer — someone who agrees to be responsible for the debt if the primary cardholder doesn’t pay the bill. If you can’t pay your full balance, pay more than the minimum. Use only a portion of your available credit.

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Happy New Year!

Finally Frugal

Little did I know when I started this blog in January of 2008 that I would learn so much and come so far in my struggle to overcome my debt and control my spending. Those who are living within (or beneath) their means, who espouse the ideals of simple living without feeling as if they're missing out on anything. Welcome to 2011!

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Meet a Reader | Beth from VA

The Frugal Girl

Years — I can’t remember how I found Kristen, but ages ago I spent a lot of time reading The Simple Dollar and Get Rich Slowly, which I loved back then before they were sold. I was always in debt, which has been a tremendous source of shame for me. Apply it toward debt. As I was paying my way through college.

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