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Meet a Reader | Lina from Germany

The Frugal Girl

After many years with only odd jobs or jobs without many prospects, I have finally had the chance to build a career in my new home country, working in life science. However, I had to work hard for this, and I also needed to learn a new language, which meant taking after-work classes and a lot of self-study.

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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

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Life, as we knew it came to a halt for so many of us in mid-March, and life going forward will forever be known as pre-pandemic or post-pandemic. So we got to work! We methodically worked through our plan and in September 2019 we were treated with the ultimate reward for our hard work– freedom from our non-mortgage debts!

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

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We’ll live in a dorm (which fits us perfectly but we know sounds terrible to others) in our own apartment while I (Krista) work in student development providing mentoring/counseling/student discipline to the 150 women in the dorm and Jon will work right across the street as the assistant director of admissions.

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Meet Aja. She & her husband Paid Off $110,000 in Debt

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We realized that debt payments were eating into our income and potential to build wealth. It would be hard to have the laid back life we envisioned with both of us working frantically just to pay bills (mostly made of debt.) Funny how that works. Were there arguments during the time you were working on your debt?

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Top Restaurant & Retail Coupons | Chili’s, Kohls, BJ’s Restaurant & More!

Saving Cents With Sense

Looking to save a buck while you are out shopping or eating out this weekend? And here is a HOT deal to saving on eating out now or in the future. Thanks Surviving the Stores !). Top Restaurant & Retail Coupons. Don’t forget to take a coupon! All rights reserved. .

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Find Out How Olivia & Her Husband Paid off Their Mortgage in 33 Months

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Ryan is a high school math teacher and also officiates college basketball (November thru March). Our house was $150,000 (thank you Texas for affordable houses) and the thought of paying over half a million dollars for it (due to interest) made us sick to our stomach. Were there arguments during the time you were working on your debt?

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Yakezie Carnival – Credit Cards Edition

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The Debt Princess: The Kool-Aid Effect: The Relationship Between the Poor & Nutrition – A look into how the working poor are eating unhealthy. Discussing how it is easier to eat healthy when you have food stamps but once that is gone or you have “graduated” from the program, you can no longer eat as well.