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

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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? Was there a particular event? What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt.

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Find out how Lydia & her Husband Paid off $36,000 in Debt in 2 Years

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I am a stay at home mom and freelance marketer and my husband works in the construction industry. How much debt did you pay off? We paid off $36,000 in student loans, credit cards, cars and a bit of medical debt. What inspired you to get debt free? Was there a particular event? Not really.

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Find out how Jessica & Her Husband Paid off $175,000 of Debt

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I am a stay at home mom to 3 kiddos and a cockapoo named Otis. We live a pretty busy lives and when given free weekends at home we love spending time at home on our little farm. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? Total, we paid off $175K in 2 years!! 130K in mortgage debt.

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Find Out How Olivia & Her Husband Paid off Their Mortgage in 33 Months

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I’m a former 3rd grade teacher, but now a stay at home mom and a graphic designer of Joyful Art Designs. 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? Was there a particular event? I rarely use coupons.

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

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I got tired of being left at home because I had a day job, so now we get to travel together and create our own adventures. I was only bringing home a net income of $3,000 a month, so paying $1,000 each month towards my debt was a lot of money, and took a lot of sacrificing. What inspired you to get debt free?

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Find out how Richard paid off $40,000 of debt

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What inspired you to get debt free? Was there a particular event? It was getting to the point that as soon as I got paid, covered my monthly bills and made the required debt repayments my bank account was back to zero again. How did you celebrate when you became debt free? But it doesn’t have to be that way.

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Find out how Jessica paid off $56,000 of student loans, credit cards, and a car loan.

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It took me five years to pay off my debt but two of those years I had a job loss, I was taking care of my grandparents and I had lost my motivation and drive to pay off the debt. What inspired you to get debt free? Was there a particular event? How did you celebrate when you became debt free?