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

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What are your hobbies? That’s one of my hobbies.) Travel, buy fun stuff, give gifts, help others, work if I feel like it and not if I don’t, etc. I needed to count on myself and support my son, and that meant getting my financial life in order, starting with building an emergency fund for the first time.

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Shannon & Her Husband Paid off $22,000 in 9 Months

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Tell us about you and your family. What are your hobbies? That’s about it for hobbies, as our little ones are 1 and 3. They keep us very busy! We bought into the myth that student loan debt is “good debt” and that it was better to “invest” in buying a home instead. Where are you from?

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

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Tell us about you and your family. What are your hobbies? Daniel can work anywhere there is an internet connection and the kids can homeschool anywhere, but we didn’t have the money to buy the plane tickets or book AirBnB apartments. We sold extra items that we weren’t using through Craigslist and garage sales.

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Find out how Deacon & his Wife Paid off $52,000 of Debt in 18 Months

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He is a financial coach and blogs at Well Kept Wallet. Tell us about you and your family. What are your hobbies? I cancelled my gym membership because I rarely used it. We combined our auto insurance policies since we had just got married which saved us a good chunk of money. What are your financial goals now?

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

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Tell us about you and your family. What are your hobbies? We stopped buying stuff. We started cooking at home more, a big issue for us was eating out. We used up what we had. We stopped buying things until we absolutely needed to. If married, who initiated the debt free goal? Where are you from?

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Find out how Lydia & her Husband Paid off $36,000 in Debt in 2 Years

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Tell us about you and your family. What are your hobbies? I ended up spending the remainder of my pregnancy using a cane. Don’t buy stuff you don’t need even if it seems like a great deal. Decide here and now what your goals are and write them down. Who initiated the debt free goal? Where are you from?

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Find out How Acadia & Her Husband Paid off $97,000 in Student Loans

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Tell us about you and your family. What are your hobbies? We have a 5 year old son and are in the process of adopting our 2 year old and 4 month old foster sons, making us parents of 3 boys! We ended up buying a house from a relative, which put us in even more debt. If we want to buy a car, we save and pay cash.

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