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Learning to Save & Pay Off Debt | Guest Post

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I was raised with frugal parents that tried to install in me proper money management and even though I always paid off everything on time, I never managed to save money. Then more than a year ago something in me changed after a health scare and I realized that it’s important to pay off debt and save more than ever.

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Money Matters: Brilliant Hacks to Consider Before Purchasing a New Home

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Image via Unsplash It is true that the idea of buying a home continues to be the American dream, but one look at the real estate market will tell you that purchasing a property is getting more expensive all of the time. The lower your credit score, the more you may end up paying monthly. Thanks for reading!

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

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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. When we first started we couldn’t have even conceived of becoming completely debt free. What inspired you to get debt free?

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

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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. 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 Lydia & her Husband Paid off $36,000 in Debt in 2 Years

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What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. Don’t buy stuff you don’t need even if it seems like a great deal. Who initiated the debt free goal? Was there something that you gave up that you will go back to now that you are debt free? Not really.

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

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We had tried other methods in the past, but found this one suited us best since it forced us to focus on one goal at a time, rather than trying to do it all (pay off debt and contribute to savings and retirement). What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt.

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Find out how Jessica & Her Husband Paid off $175,000 of Debt

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We had become so accustomed to living off both incomes that we really had to re-adjust a few lifestyle choices so we could live off just my husbands income. This ultimately is what put us on the fast track for paying off debt in such a quick amount of time. If married, who initiated the debt free goal?

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