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My Life Plan

Family Balance Sheet

When you’re in the trenches, it can be very hard to think beyond the present. 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. Pay off our mortgage debt. Achievable?

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Meet Stacy. She and her husband paid off $20,000 in 8 Months.

Family Balance Sheet

We were debt free before I was 30 , including our home. The only debt we had was a mortgage – however when we first got married we were stupid and bought a Mercedes. We ended up using my remaining collage savings to pay that off. Unless you’re cheapo like us, then quitting Starbucks is permanent.

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