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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

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It was so big that I cried for two days straight– we paid off six figures in non-mortgage debts. How we got to six figures of non-mortgage debt: In the summer of 2012, we found an opportunity to purchase an office building for our small business. After the first year, the new business debt weighed on me.

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Our 2017 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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As I reflect back to January 2016, I started that year pretty determined to pay off the balance of our non-mortgage debts. Unfortunately, we did not hit that goal and in part, have made some major changes to our Debt Freedom Plan. Our Debt Freedom Plan Started in 2013: The year 2012 was quite exciting for me and my husband.

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Find out How Brian & His Wife Paid off $109,000 in Credit Card Debt

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Brian. He writes at Debt Discipline about about how his family of 5 deals with money, budgets and debt. I work full time in IT and my wife works part time in retail. I started my blog Debt Discipline to help keep us accountable while paying off our debt.

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Meet a Reader | Beth from VA

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I currently work part-time from home, mostly behind a computer. I was always in debt, which has been a tremendous source of shame for me. This way she can take advantage of compound interest and build a solid reserve, which should give her a nice boost starting out. Apply it toward debt. Here’s Beth: 1.

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Meet a Reader | Mid-Atlantic Julia

The Frugal Girl

Last year, to make a little extra cash, I started boarding dogs through Rover, and I am about to start a very very part time job using my RN license for a home care company. This allowed us to build equity pretty quickly and that benefitted us greatly when we moved in 2022. for anyone curious ? )

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Increase Your Income | 31 Days to Find $1000

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Find a Part-Time Job. Dave Ramsey is famous for telling his listeners to start delivering pizzas to claw their way out of debt. Find a Seasonal Part-Time Retail Job. Find a Seasonal Part-Time Retail Job. This is a great time to pick up a part-time job. 6 Ways to Increase Income.

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Meet a Reader | Mbmom11, in the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

I’ve been teaching part time for over 25 years. I like to bake and read, and I spend time chauffeuring kids to activities and games. I volunteer at my kids’ school at lunch time and other events. (I He got his roofing urges out when he build our garage last year though!) Here’s MB: 1.