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NOVEMBER 19, 2014

How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We paid off $68,000 of debt in eight months. The debt included about $30,000 in student loans, some medical debt, IRS debt, and a small amount on a credit card. What inspired you to get debt free?

Debt 245

Debt Debt Free Finance Friends And Family Sale 245

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AUGUST 4, 2014

We’ll live in a dorm (which fits us perfectly but we know sounds terrible to others) in our own apartment while I (Krista) work in student development providing mentoring/counseling/student discipline to the 150 women in the dorm and Jon will work right across the street as the assistant director of admissions.

Debt Free 243

Debt Free Debt Goals Student 243

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JUNE 16, 2015

How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We paid off $36,000 in student loans, credit cards, cars and a bit of medical debt. What inspired you to get debt free? What are your financial goals now? To pay off our home early. How long did it take you?

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Finds Goals 100

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

worth of debt. We had two student loans that still had balances, even though we’d already been paying on them for 10 years. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. What are your financial goals now? When I sat down and added it all up, we were facing $58,704.10

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Budgeting Budget 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 4, 2011

They are also there working with you to help you reach your goals; even those financial goals. 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.

Personal Finance 240

Personal Finance Finance Family Debt 240

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JANUARY 20, 2017

It took us four years, but we paid off over $80,000 of debt! We are debt. medical bills, a small credit card, both of our cars, and student loans. debts one by one. cars, and finally our student loans. What inspired you to become debt free? you are debt free? What are your financial goals now?

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Friends And Family Sale Budgeting 100

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FEBRUARY 3, 2016

They didn’t like debt, and as I grew up, neither did I. When my husband and I got married, we both brought debt into the marriage and I knew that I wanted to pay it off. I also wanted to pay off the student loans he had, and see him graduate without occurring any more debt.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free College Finds 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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APRIL 12, 2016

How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? I had $56,000 of debt when I decided to become debt free. I had $29,000 in MBA student loans, $14,000 in credit cards, and $13,000 in a car loan. I had planned to pay it all off in 2.5 What are your financial goals now?

Credit Cards 100

Credit Cards Debt Debt Free Student 100

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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. After the first year, the new business debt weighed on me. We moved the goal post multiple times.

Debt 130

Debt Health Insurance Insurance Budgeting 130

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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. And this is just on a mortgage, not including any credit card or student loan debt.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Finds 100

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JUNE 2, 2016

In total I estimate I paid off round $40,000 worth of debt, though depressingly a fair chunk of that was just interest. I left university, as so many do, with a fair chunk of debt. In general though, the process of paying off debt has taught me a lot of things, and its a lifestyle I continue to this day.

Debt 100

Debt Finds Debt Free Pay Off Debt 100