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

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Welcome to Debt Free Stories. 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. Quitting my job is one of the things being debt free has enabled us to do. How much debt did you pay off?

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

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The segment was so inspiring that I reached out to her to see if she would participate in the Debt Free Stories series. She hosts a You Tube channel, The Former Mrs. Jones , where she vlogs about budgeting, debt free living, and family life. Meet the Former Mrs. Jones: Her Debt Free Story. How much debt did you pay off?

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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. We’re a family of five, including, me, my wife and 3 children: 15 year old fraternal twins and a 12 year old son. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it?

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Is the Building of Experiences and Memories Worth the Cost?

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Naturally, my spouse and I had a discussion on how much we wanted to fund for our two sons and their families. One son is trying to rebuild finances after an expensive year. The other wants to pay off some student loan debt and would really rather go elsewhere anyway. appeared first on Prairie Eco-Thrifter.

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How to Make Your Budget Work for You

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Building a budget or a spending plan around what’s most important to you, at your very core , means that you are far more likely to stick with the current plan. Would you feel a weight lifted if you could pay off your high-rate consumer debt? What matters most to you? Think about what brings satisfaction to your life.

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Alternatives to College

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We all have been taught that a college degree is the path to the good life, but is it still – when students are emerging with heavy debt and little chance of a lucrative job? But, at least I graduated without debt. Another job not listed under the high paying jobs above, is web development (design, web site building, etc).

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How to Get into the Stock Market

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Traditional investment advice says that you shouldn’t invest in the market until you are financially stable, have an emergency fund and have taken care of other basics, such as insurance of all kinds, debt removal and etc. My father-in-law lined up his grown sons and daughters to chip into a fund, from which he bought stock.