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Meet Doug & Laura. They Paid off $23,000 in 16 Months. | Debt Free Stories

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Welcome to Debt Free Stories. What inspired you to get debt free? That inspired me to be intentional with my finances and to follow Dave’s six steps. When my wife and I got married, we both made the decision that our first financial priority would be becoming debt free. Where are you from?

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Meet Jackie. She and Her Husband Paid off $147,000 in Debt | Debt Free Stories

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Welcome to Debt Free Stories. She and her husband paid off $147,000 in debt–including their home. After paying off the debt, she was able to quit her job to pursue her passion. She blogs at The Debt Myth. Quitting my job is one of the things being debt free has enabled us to do.

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Shannon & Her Husband Paid off $22,000 in 9 Months

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Shannon. As many students do these days, we had tens of thousands of dollars of debt by the time we graduated with our Masters degrees. Living on two-incomes, we could have easily paid off our debt quickly, but we had no idea at the time that “debt free” was even a thing.

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Meet Aja. She & her husband Paid Off $110,000 in Debt

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Today’s debt free story is from Aja. She writes about family, finances and faith at her blog, Principles of Increase. We paid down mostly student loans, vehicles and business credit card debt ( we already own a home outright ). What inspired you to get debt free? Where are you from?

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Our Debt Freedom Plan | Marriage & Money

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But I personally don’t want to be any body’s slave and the total debt payment we make every month is astounding. After the FPU class, we looked at our debts differently. Becoming debt free became appealing and the idea of being able give more, save more and live more took my breath away. Our Debt Freedom Plan.

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How Krystal and Josh paid off $80k in 4 years!

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She is the co-founder of the website, Little Light on a Hill , where she writes about faith, family, and finances. I love her passion for helping others along their debt free journey. Be sure to check out her website where she is offering a free finance workbook if you subscribe to her newsletter. We are debt.

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How to Achieve Your Financial Goals (tips from the achievers)

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They seem to be everywhere on Facebook, blogs, radio shows, and websites. They pay off mountains of debt and scream about debt freedom, or maybe they save gobs of money in a record amount of time, or they have considerable success with their new small business. Jessi and her husband paid off her student loans.