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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.) About $52,000 of that $147K was consumer debt (credit cards, a student loan, a car loan, a home improvement loan, etc.) From start to finish it took us a very long time — I would guess 10 years. But it wasn’t a decade of nothing but paying off debt.

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

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Tell us about you and your family. What are your hobbies? 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. I rarely use coupons.

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

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Together they blog about becoming debt free and location independence in order to serve the world at Life with a Mission. Tell us about you and your family. What are your hobbies? Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? Paying off debt can be done!

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Find out how Richard paid off $40,000 of debt

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Richard of Frugality Magazine , where he shares frugal living tips for financial freedom. Tell us about you and your family. What are your hobbies? Firstly, I was offered a better-paid job but needed a vehicle to get there, so I took out a loan to buy one. 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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She blogs about living a limitless life on a limited budget at Frugal Debt Free Life. Tell us about you and your family. What are your hobbies? I ended up spending the remainder of my pregnancy using a cane. Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living?

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Find out how Jessica paid off $56,000 of student loans, credit cards, and a car loan.

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Tell us about yourself. What are your hobbies? I am used to moving a lot! I was very excited about it and ended up buying Dave Ramsey’s book, The Total Money Makeover. I read it in two days and I was sold on the idea of being debt free. How did you celebrate when you became debt free?

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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. Where are you from? Creativity.

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