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

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We put any extra money that would come in toward our debt. What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. Make paying off debt a priority. Look over your current budget. Who initiated the debt free goal? Actually making a budget!

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

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Each month when they do their budget, they update their chart. Once the goals are set, they focus on one step at a time and communicating regularly. If your big dream requires money, start saving, begin to budget, and direct your money in a way that you will be ready for opportunity when it comes up. S = Be SPECIFIC.

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

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You can find Angela at her You Tube channel, Our Life…on a Budget , where she vlogs about getting out of debt and staying there! Angela & Jeff’s Debt Free Story. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. The first thing we did was to review our spending and create a budget.

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

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When we added my grad school loans to our other debts and our regular. strict budget. towards our debt. Little by little, we paid off each loan before moving. towards debt. We committed to using a cash budget, and we talked daily at. loan was paid off and we had that much extra to go towards the second.

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How to Save Money in 2016

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I will graduate with my master’s in communication disorders and start my new career as a speech language pathologist. I know many of you are in similar situations of needed to save, but wanting to pay off debt, and eventually be able to put money in savings. – I can’t believe how fast time flies!

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

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Invest it Wisely: Steve Jobs: Entrepreneur and Capitalist Extraordinaire On Wednesday, the world lost a great entrepreneur and capitalist, a man whose creativity and genius sparked an entire industry and changed the face of computing and communication forever. Instead of giving in, they used it as an opportunity to pay down debt!

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

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There were two things that inspired us to pay off debt. I knew I was going to be a stay at home mom when we had kids and since we were both teachers, we simply could not afford for me to stay home, unless we got rid of something big in our budget. Extra money from budgeting wisely and spending less (specific tips below).

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