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

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Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? We knew the principles of Financial Peace University; however, we also met with a financial planner who was also a huge Dave Ramsey fan.

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Emergency Funds: Emergencies Happen When You Least Expect It

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Which comes first: saving for an emergency OR paying off debt? Many personal finance experts believe in building an emergency fund to $1000 to get started and then pay off consumer debt. Once that debt is paid off then start building up you emergency fund to your desired number.

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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. Nicole from Nicole and Maggie: Grumpy Rumblings of the Untenured tells her story about giving Self Serving Donations. “The best inheritance a parent can give to their children is a few minutes of their time each day.&#. If we make effort we will succeed.

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

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Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. I am a free-lance sign language interpreter, putting my husband through engineering school by paying cash. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. What are the reasons you want to get out of debt?

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