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

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She blogs at The Debt Myth. Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. About $52,000 of that $147K was consumer debt (credit cards, a student loan, a car loan, a home improvement loan, etc.) But it wasn’t a decade of nothing but paying off debt.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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Nicole from Nicole and Maggie: Grumpy Rumblings of the Untenured tells her story about giving Self Serving Donations. In this case, they helped a school fund interactive learning activities. “The best inheritance a parent can give to their children is a few minutes of their time each day.&#.

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

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Money Cone: 9 Impulse Buys that Turned Out Better than Expected We’ve all bought stuff based on commercials that turned out nothing like how it was advertised. Sometimes we buy stuff on a whim, only to be disappointed later. But not all my impulse buys have been duds. Personal Finance Whiz : What Is An Emergency Fund?

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

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you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. in our local church, and giving to others in need. Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave. Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? emergency fund, so we started throwing what little extra we had straight.

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

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Angela & Jeff’s Debt Free Story. Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt.

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

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Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. The first and most important step to paying off our house, was buying a house we could afford. We made sure we could afford the monthly payments on a 15 year mortgage, with the mindset that we would pay more each month.

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