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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

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After the first year, the new business debt weighed on me. Aside from the mortgage, we also added equipment and renovation loans with the purchase, and we had a student loan. By the summer of 2013, we found ourselves in a pickle–we had too much debt and not enough cash flow. Restaurants. We LOVE to go out to dinner!

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How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!)

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I came up with strategies to help us pay for yearly bills, large expenses, and we were able to pay off debts. Some items are fixed and are recurring each month, but other things are variable (change month to month) such as groceries, heating/cooling, clothing, restaurants. Total your expenses.

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