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

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San Antonio, Texas is our home when we aren’t traveling the world. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. Daniel took on an extra job doing support work for an online company that he could do from home. We ate at home a lot and watched our food budget carefully. Paying off debt can be done!

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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 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? The fear of losing my baby led to the desire for me to be a stay at home mom, but I knew that would never work if we were in such debt. To pay off our home early.

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How to Save Money in 2016

Saving Cents With Sense

I know many of you are in similar situations of needed to save, but wanting to pay off debt, and eventually be able to put money in savings. Through lay offs, new jobs, new schools, illness, and everything else involved with a family, we have had our ups and downs. Make a list (with coupons of course!)

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20 Tips for Frugal Living

For the Mommas

You can use the difference in income to pay off debt, save or invest. Find all kinds of fun activities you can do at home. 20 Tips for Frugal Living. Living frugally allows you to not only spend less than what you earn, but also allows you to earn less. You have more options with a frugal lifestyle.

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Over 40 and Worried about Money? Start here!

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We charted out our course of action to pay off debts and start saving for retirement. At the time, I wasn’t sure how we were going to pay our monthly bills, so future plans like funding our retirement, our daughters’ college education, or a lavish vacation were not on my mind. Write these dreams down on paper.

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5 Ways to Reduce Your Debt

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Instead pack a lunch and cook some simple meals at home for dinner. This savings can be directly applied towards your smaller debts such as credit and store cards in order to clear them more quickly. See where you can make cutbacks. Look at cutting back on little luxuries such as eating out at lunch each day or in the evenings.

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