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

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We do meet every month to go over expenses and needs. When something unexpected comes up we have another budget meeting. For years Daniel did the finances all by himself and Amanda would stay in the allotted budget amounts, but it didn’t work well for us. Paying off debt can be done!

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

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About $52,000 of that $147K was consumer debt (credit cards, a student loan, a car loan, a home improvement loan, etc.) But it wasn’t a decade of nothing but paying off debt. When we first started we couldn’t have even conceived of becoming completely debt free. What inspired you to get debt free?

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How to Achieve Your Financial Goals (tips from the achievers)

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They pay off mountains of debt and scream about debt freedom, or maybe they save gobs of money in a record amount of time, or they have considerable success with their new small business. Meet The Achievers: Deacon and his wife paid off $52,000 in debt in 18 months. Make it visual. S = Be SPECIFIC.

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Meet Carrie. She Paid Off $14,000 in Debt in 14 Months.

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The daily finances are handled my me, but my husband and I have weekly money check-ins and monthly budget meetings. I only pay for Netflix and Hulu Plus, which is around $18 a month — a far cry from my $90+ satellite TV bill. How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending?

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How Angela & Jeff paid off $58,000 of Debt in 2 Years

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Meet Angela. I watched her and her husband’s debt free scream on The Dave Ramsey Show. You can find Angela at her You Tube channel, Our Life…on a Budget , where she vlogs about getting out of debt and staying there! What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt.

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How Krystal and Josh paid off $80k in 4 years!

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Meet Krystal. I love her passion for helping others along their debt free journey. Krystal & Josh’s Debt Free Story. 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?

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

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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 . However, since paying off our debt, I have become a much bigger fan of the baby steps laid out by Dave Ramsey and really see the wisdom in paying off debt in that fashion.

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