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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. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We also were working on paying for Jon’s master’s degree and then my own masters degree, which I completed in December 2013. Where are you from?

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Take Control of Your Money in 2015

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When I run the numbers, I realize it’s going to take years before we can scream, ”WE’RE DEBT FREE”, our ultimate goal. Debt Free Stories. I started the Debt Free Stories interview series back in September and it has been really well received. There’s just one problem.

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

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Carrie. Yep, we’re newlyweds and eloped together in December 2013. It took just over a year (14 months to be exact) before I paid off all my debts and became debt free! What inspired you to get debt free? Who initiated the debt free goal?

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Prepare Now for a Debt Free Christmas

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Gifts, decorations, holiday cards and let’s not forget the food. Instead, we’ll start the new year off right because we celebrated a debt free Christmas. 2 Ways to Prepare for a Debt Free Christmas. If you remember your 2013 holiday purchases, enter them in the two far right columns.

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Meet Tracy, a Single Mom Who Paid Off $41,587 | Debt Free Stories

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Welcome to Debt Free Stories. She paid off $41,587 in debt in 14 months! I just moved to the more rural area to enjoy time gardening and cooking with real foods. What inspired you to get debt free? I was inspired to get debt free for 2 main reasons: 1. Who initiated the debt free goal?

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #236 – May 11, 2012

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Debt Guru presents Actively Avoiding Debt posted at Debt Free Blog , saying, “Find out how you can actively avoid debt by not having a wish list or items that you want to buy next.” You dont have to be rich to take a trip or go on a vacation, but they do cost money.

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