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JULY 2, 2015

What inspired you to get debt free? Was there a particular event? It wasn’t really a particular event, but more of a particular feeling. We felt like we couldn’t do a lot of the things in life we wanted to do because there was always the debt and the loan payments. If married, who initiated the debt free goal?

Student 100

Student Debt Debt Free Finds 100

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AUGUST 4, 2014

With tuition payments and debt payments we spent about $60,395 between January 2012 and March 2014 when we became completely debt free with two bachelor’s and two master’s degrees between us. What inspired you to get debt free? Was there a particular event? The first step in this diligence was paying off debt.

Debt Free 243

Debt Free Debt Goals Student 243

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AUGUST 5, 2015

Our lives have been forever changed and our opportunity to financial success in the future are greater than they could have ever been! What inspired you to get debt free? Was there a particular event? My husband has always been the one who has felt the full weight of our debt. If married, who initiated the debt free goal?

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Finds Finance 100

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

I was only bringing home a net income of $3,000 a month, so paying $1,000 each month towards my debt was a lot of money, and took a lot of sacrificing. What inspired you to get debt free? Was there a particular event? The main event that catapulted me into wanting to be debt free, was the lowest point in my life to-date.

Debt 227

Debt Debt Free Financial Goals Goals 227

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JANUARY 20, 2017

debts one by one. What inspired you to become debt free? Was there a particular event? working full time at a low-paying job and going to grad school full time, while my husband was working multiple jobs just to help us make ends meet. you are debt free? What are your financial goals now? We usually.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Friends And Family Sale Budgeting 100

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JUNE 8, 2018

I came up with strategies to help us pay for yearly bills, large expenses, and we were able to pay off debts. Personally, budgeting has allowed us to control of our money, reach financial goals, and start planning for our dream life. During that time, I started to budget for everything.

Budgeting 133

Budgeting Budget Financial Goals Goals 133

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FEBRUARY 3, 2016

We paid off $7,665 worth of credit cards, school loans and a car loan. We started paying it off when we got married and became debt free just shy of our second anniversary. What inspired you to become debt free? Was there a particular event? They didn’t like debt, and as I grew up, neither did I.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free College Finds 100

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MAY 27, 2015

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? Was there a particular event? There were two things that inspired us to pay off debt. What are your financial goals now?

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Finds 100

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JUNE 2, 2016

Finally that careful financial tightrope I was walking came tumbling down. What inspired you to get debt free? Was there a particular event? It was getting to the point that as soon as I got paid, covered my monthly bills and made the required debt repayments my bank account was back to zero again. Yes, but not yet!

Debt 100

Debt Finds Debt Free Pay Off Debt 100

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APRIL 12, 2016

It took me five years to pay off my debt but two of those years I had a job loss, I was taking care of my grandparents and I had lost my motivation and drive to pay off the debt. What inspired you to get debt free? Was there a particular event? What are your financial goals now?

Credit Cards 100

Credit Cards Debt Debt Free Student 100

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JANUARY 7, 2015

After we purchased our house, we decided that it would be our last debt – so we worked hard and paid the entire thing off in less than 8 years. What inspired you to get debt free? Was there a particular event? I was raised debt-free and Barry was introduced to a debt-free lifestyle from his grandmother and aunt.

Debt Free 100

Debt Free Debt Budgeting Budget 100