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

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We also went through multiple job losses, surgeries, huge car repairs, etc. I needed to count on myself and support my son, and that meant getting my financial life in order, starting with building an emergency fund for the first time. We asked for raises, did work on the side, got better jobs, I started a business, etc.

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