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Money Matters: How to Prepare Your Finances for a Recession

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Prepare by paying off debt. Hatch a plan to tackle your debt, particularly high-interest balances, to help you free up more cash. Consider strategies such as the debt snowball or avalanche methods or explore credit counseling to get a personalized action plan to attack your debt.

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

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Welcome to Debt Free Stories. Together they paid off $23,000 in 16 months. What inspired you to get debt free? When my wife and I got married, we both made the decision that our first financial priority would be becoming debt free. Make paying off debt a priority.

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Meet Jackie. She and Her Husband Paid off $147,000 in Debt | Debt Free Stories

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Welcome to Debt Free Stories. She and her husband paid off $147,000 in debt–including their home. After paying off the debt, she was able to quit her job to pursue her passion. She blogs at The Debt Myth. Quitting my job is one of the things being debt free has enabled us to do.

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Money Matters: Brilliant Hacks to Consider Before Purchasing a New Home

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Pay Off Debts to Be More Attractive to Lenders If you have real debt problems, then another solution is to start paying off what you owe. When you do, consider using the debt snowball strategy , in which you start paying off your debts starting with the smallest accounts first.

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The Prairie Eco-Thrifter Giveaway Extravaganza Winners

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Many thanks to all who entered my two year blogiversary giveaway ! A hearty thanks also goes to our generous sponsors who made it possible to host such a large giveaway. Pay Off Debt App (sponsored by The Debt Myth ) Lisa K. $20 Thanks again for entering! There were nearly 4,000 entries.

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Meet Krista & Jon Who Paid Off $36,000 | Debt Free Stories

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Welcome to Debt Free Stories! They paid off $36,000 in debt and cash flowed graduate school. 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.

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Meet Amanda & Daniel. They Paid Off $68,000 in Debt in 8 Months.

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Amanda & Daniel. Together they blog about becoming debt free and location independence in order to serve the world at Life with a Mission. We paid off $68,000 of debt in eight months. What inspired you to get debt free? Who initiated the debt free goal?

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