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

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What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. Because we wanted to get out of debt as fast as possible, we stopped saving money after we had an emergency fund in place. We all the extra money we had been putting away toward debt reduction. Make paying off debt a priority.

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Over 40 and Worried about Money? Start here!

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I’m busy raising my daughters with my 50-something husband, managing our small business, and writing my blog. We charted out our course of action to pay off debts and start saving for retirement. Start Saving for your Emergency Fund TODAY! I really am enjoying this decade though. Where We Stand.

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

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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. I quit my job to focus on my own stuff (blogging, painting, rental property, my iPhone app, writing Kindle books, etc.).

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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Some people find themselves buried under student loan debt with little chance of ever paying it off. Kevin Mulligan from RothIRA.com’s Retirement Planning Blog tells us how to Take Advantage of Retirement Accounts for a Side Business. Squirrelers from Squirrelers presents The Case for a Bigger Emergency Fund.

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

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Better to refinance and sink those funds into the treasury market! Tax Rebate Blog: How Much Can you Earn Before Paying Tax in 2011 Tax allowances and brackets change each year. This post shows highlights how much you can earn before you need to pay tax. Personal Finance Whiz : What Is An Emergency Fund?

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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. ” Pay off Debt.

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

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Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave. Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? emergency fund, so we started throwing what little extra we had straight. towards debt. It just felt so stinkin’ good to be done paying. When I got the official letters saying we had paid off.

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