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JUNE 16, 2015

What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. We had a rough few years financially and we just looked at each other one day and realized we couldn’t live like that anymore. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally?

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AUGUST 5, 2015

He was always trying to put us on budgets, help us look for ways to save and not spend so much but we never found a system that worked for us and continued in spending behaviors that didn’t help advance goals. Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living?

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AUGUST 4, 2014

When Jon and I were married, we acknowledged that high paying careers were not on the docket for us, knowing that we wanted to have both comfortable and generous lives we decided that we would have to be incredibly diligent with our resources. The first step in this diligence was paying off debt.

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Debt Free Debt Goals Student 243

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JULY 2, 2015

What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. We are living in an apartment that we can pay for out of one paycheck with money left over. We save and try to manage our finances, but do so with an openness to give money away as well.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

We had tried other methods in the past, but found this one suited us best since it forced us to focus on one goal at a time, rather than trying to do it all (pay off debt and contribute to savings and retirement). What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt.

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JANUARY 20, 2017

She is the co-founder of the website, Little Light on a Hill , where she writes about faith, family, and finances. I love her passion for helping others along their debt free journey. Be sure to check out her website where she is offering a free finance workbook if you subscribe to her newsletter. towards paying off your debt.

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? Yes, I did follow a few of Dave Ramsey’s strategies, but I also starting reading other finance blogs to see how they paid off debt so quickly. How did you celebrate when you became debt free?

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Debt Debt Free Financial Goals Goals 227

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FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Charissa. She helps readers gain control of their finances and live well on a budget at her blog Cook with a Shoe . I also wanted to pay off the student loans he had, and see him graduate without occurring any more debt. I initiated paying off the debt.

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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. A budget could help you avoid late and insufficient funds fees, find money for an upcoming trip or expense, and ease a disagreement over finances in a marriage. Budgeting is a lifelong habit.

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Budget Budgeting Financial Goals Goals 133

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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? There were two things that inspired us to pay off debt. Extra money from budgeting wisely and spending less (specific tips below).

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JUNE 22, 2020

In September 2019, my husband and I accomplished our biggest financial goal in our almost 20 years of marriage. It was so big that I cried for two days straight– we paid off six figures in non-mortgage debts. Financially speaking, he focuses on building the business and I focus on managing our home and finances.

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APRIL 12, 2016

I work in Finance/Accounting for a large corporation but I have also started a company called Every Single Dollar , which focuses on personal finance for single women. And I cut back on lifestyle – cooking food at home, taking the bus to work vs driving and paying for parking, etc. I will NEVER finance a car again.

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JUNE 2, 2016

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Richard of Frugality Magazine , where he shares frugal living tips for financial freedom. Many personal finance bloggers talk about having a “no spend week” – well basically I had a “no spend” five years! What are your financial goals now?

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JANUARY 7, 2015

Today’s debt free story is from Stacy. She shares delicious recipes, money saving tips and frugal living posts at her blog, Stacy Makes Cents. The only debt we had was a mortgage – however when we first got married we were stupid and bought a Mercedes. We ended up using my remaining collage savings to pay that off.

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