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

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Welcome to Debt Free Stories! They paid off $36,000 in debt and cash flowed graduate school. With tuition payments and debt payments we spent about $60,395 between January 2012 and March 2014 when we became completely debt free with two bachelor’s and two master’s degrees between us.

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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.

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WHY We Want to Be Debt Free

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Why are we jumping through these hoops to be debt free? WHY do we want to be debt free? Yet they’re still the typical kids who want to buy a toy every time we walk into Target. When we wrote our Debt Freedom Plan , I posted it on the refrigerator as a daily reminder for the two of us. Dave Ramsey.

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3 Smart Steps to a Debt Free Christmas

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3 Smart Steps to a Debt Free Christmas. I rarely buy Christmas gifts throughout the year, but I do set aside gift money each month and come Thanksgiving, I have enough money to fund Christmas. Take these steps and have a Debt Free Christmas. We will pay cash for Christmas this year and I want that for YOU too!

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

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Amanda & Daniel. Together they blog about becoming debt free and location independence in order to serve the world at Life with a Mission. We paid off $68,000 of debt in eight months. What inspired you to get debt free? Who initiated the debt free goal?

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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.

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Find out how Anna paid off $23,605 in college, personal loans, and credit cards.

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Anna. She is on a mission to help others become debt free. It was a mix of college loans, a personal loan from my parents (for college), an overdraft account, and credit card debt. What inspired you to get debt free? If married, who initiated the debt free goal?