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

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We ate at home a lot and watched our food budget carefully. We still allotted a lot of money for food, but we were careful not to go too far over budget. Amanda got really upset once, because there wasn’t ten dollars to go out to lunch with a friend. Daniel was working a lot of hours while we paid off our debt.

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

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During that time, I started to budget for everything. Every aspect of our lives was included in our budget. I came up with strategies to help us pay for yearly bills, large expenses, and we were able to pay off debts. Another way to think of a budget is a spending plan. Create a budget calendar.

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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

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In September 2019, my husband and I accomplished our biggest financial goal in our almost 20 years of marriage. It was so big that I cried for two days straight– we paid off six figures in non-mortgage debts. But once we started our Debt Freedom Plan, we cut restaurants back to once a week. Groceries.

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Meet Stacy. She and her husband paid off $20,000 in 8 Months.

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Pack your lunch. 5 every day for lunch could pile up quickly…and quit Starbucks. How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending? We do budget together EVERY SINGLE MONTH. Because each month needs a different budget based on the circumstances you’re currently in. Become a hermit.

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