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

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About $52,000 of that $147K was consumer debt (credit cards, a student loan, a car loan, a home improvement loan, etc.) But it wasn’t a decade of nothing but paying off debt. When we first started we couldn’t have even conceived of becoming completely debt free. What inspired you to get debt free?

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Meet Amanda & Daniel. They Paid Off $68,000 in Debt in 8 Months.

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For years Daniel did the finances all by himself and Amanda would stay in the allotted budget amounts, but it didn’t work well for us. Even though Amanda didn’t take over the paying of the bills just having her input and help with decisions was a huge relief to Daniel. It’s feels nice to spend money on a date night out.

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20 Tips for Frugal Living

For the Mommas

You can use the difference in income to pay off debt, save or invest. You can end up well ahead in the long run. Eat out less. One of the biggest expenses you probably incur is eating out. One of the biggest expenses you probably incur is eating out. 20 Tips for Frugal Living.

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Find out how Lydia & her Husband Paid off $36,000 in Debt in 2 Years

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What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. We cut our lifestyle to nothing and threw all that extra money at the debt. We gave up eating out, cable, driving as many places. What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt.

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How Krystal and Josh paid off $80k in 4 years!

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towards paying off your debt. because we aren’t eating out. and plan meals based off of that. We knew it would take us years to get out of debt! While we said no to eating out and going to the movies all the time, we. How did you celebrate when you became debt free? .”

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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

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Our business was doing very well, and we were excited about the opportunity to own a property outside of our home. We have had to put money into wear and tear repairs for the van in the past year, but both vehicles still drive very well, and we haven’t had car payments in many years. We stopped paying for our gym membership. .

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

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We made sure we could afford the monthly payments on a 15 year mortgage, with the mindset that we would pay more each month. What inspired you to get debt free? There were two things that inspired us to pay off debt. But I do realize some things happen that we don’t plan for as well. I rarely use coupons.

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