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

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Daniel can work anywhere there is an internet connection and the kids can homeschool anywhere, but we didn’t have the money to buy the plane tickets or book AirBnB apartments. Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? We followed Dave Ramsey’s baby steps.

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How to Save Money in 2016

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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. Making Homemade Baby Food. Homemade Baby Wipes.

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

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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. Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? We started listening to Dave Ramsey and followed his baby steps pretty closely.

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

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We had become so accustomed to living off both incomes that we really had to re-adjust a few lifestyle choices so we could live off just my husbands income. This ultimately is what put us on the fast track for paying off debt in such a quick amount of time. If married, who initiated the debt free goal?

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

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Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? We used (and currently still follow) Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. If you can make it from scratch rather than buying it – do it.

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

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The first and most important step to paying off our house, was buying a house we could afford. 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? There were two things that inspired us to pay off debt.

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

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However, working in retail as I did, I was never a “big earner” While I tried to repay my student debt, the small payments I could afford made very little inroads. Firstly, I was offered a better-paid job but needed a vehicle to get there, so I took out a loan to buy one. Initially it all seemed fine. Yes, but not yet!

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