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Meet Krista & Jon Who Paid Off $36,000 | Debt Free Stories

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Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? This meant moving to a less expensive rental, cutting cable and changing our eating-out and entertainment habits. We’ve made hundred selling old video games, books, movies and electronics on eBay. We sold the excess.

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20 Tips for Frugal Living

For the Mommas

One where you spend time with your family, have great conversations, read and get outside to do things that are fun and healthy. Eat out less. One of the biggest expenses you probably incur is eating out. The average person spends over $2,000 a year on eating out. Brown bag it to work. Frugal gifting.

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Tips for Encouraging Your Partner to Get On Board with Health Changes

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Maybe you don’t care about playing video games, so you quietly read a book while your partner enjoys video game time. This can be a good way to start a conversation about healthy habits as well. Your partner might not like the same movies you do, so you go to a movie once a month with your friends.

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How this Couple Eliminated $180,000 of Debt in 12 Months!

Family Balance Sheet

Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? After getting my husband on board, we bought The Total Money Makeover on audio book and would listed to it on repeat daily. We started cooking at home more, a big issue for us was eating out. We used up what we had.

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Yakezie Carnival – Credit Cards Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

– I try not to judge a book by i’s cover because usually the cover very seldom reveals what is written inside of the book. MoneySmartGuides : The Real Cost of Eating Out – I was looking over my budget for the previous month and something stood out. Read my social class dilemma!