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Where we found money in March 2021

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Yep, I found a $20 bill while running on the beach! I have used the extra money to pay off debt, fund family trips, or build up our Christmas savings. We’ve had an Aflac Accident plan for many years and have never needed it until the fall of 2020 when we used it twice. One can be hopeful…lol.

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Where we found money in April

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Yep, I found a $20 bill while running on the beach! I have used the extra money to pay off debt, fund family trips, or build up our Christmas savings. Years ago during our Debt Freedom Plan, I avoided using credit cards, not because we had credit card debt, but I was trying to limit our overall spending.

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How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!)

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Many years ago, our cash flow sucked, we put Christmas on a credit card, and I wasn’t sure how I was going to pay for a large tax bill. I came up with strategies to help us pay for yearly bills, large expenses, and we were able to pay off debts. We have been using this system ever since.

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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

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This side hustle income was mainly used for the fun stuff, such as camping, home renovations & repairs, and needs for our kids. We have thought about moving to a larger home with more space, but a smaller home means lower utility bills, homeowners’ insurance premiums, maintenance, and property taxes. Restaurants.

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

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What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. We sold extra items that we weren’t using through Craigslist and garage sales. The software generated a monthly revenue, but we were able to sell them to pay off the rest of our debt immediately. How did you celebrate when you became debt free?

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

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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. I talk a lot about this in my post “Top 4 Ways to Pay Off Debt” but they include: 1.

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

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Before we left I was already feeling stressed from juggling 8 payments on top of our regular household bills and expenses. I knew that we had to do something different because we made a decent family income, but had nothing to show for it except for the mountain of bills that I had laid out in front of me.

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