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Meet Doug & Laura. They Paid off $23,000 in 16 Months. | Debt Free Stories

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The debt consisted of my student loans and a car loan. We knew the principles of Financial Peace University; however, we also met with a financial planner who was also a huge Dave Ramsey fan. Because we wanted to get out of debt as fast as possible, we stopped saving money after we had an emergency fund in place.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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Families are our rock, our support system, and our fans. Ryan from The Financial Student talks about Getting Rid of Student Loans. Some people find themselves buried under student loan debt with little chance of ever paying it off. Squirrelers from Squirrelers presents The Case for a Bigger Emergency Fund.

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2012 Financial Goals

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This includes our mortgage and my husband's student loan. Increase Family Emergency Fund to Six Months Salary. become a fan and 'like' FBS on Facebook. Let us know in the comments. Thanks for reading. become a Twitter follower. Image: Grant Cochrane / FreeDigitalPhotos.net.

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Find out how Charissa and Her Husband Paid Off $7665 of Debt and Cash Flowed College

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I also wanted to pay off the student loans he had, and see him graduate without occurring any more debt. However, since paying off our debt, I have become a much bigger fan of the baby steps laid out by Dave Ramsey and really see the wisdom in paying off debt in that fashion. They didn’t like debt, and as I grew up, neither did I.

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