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How to Achieve Your Financial Goals (tips from the achievers)

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Wonder what sets you apart from the people that seem to crush their financial goals? These folks didn’t corner the market on goal success either, instead they just got the task DONE. She hit that goal in September 2016. Her 2017 goal is to save $20,000 in cash. How can you Achieve your Financial Goals?

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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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She owns Every Single Dollar , an online financial resource dedicated to helping single women make informed financial decisions and set themselves up for financial success. What are your hobbies? I had $29,000 in MBA student loans, $14,000 in credit cards, and $13,000 in a car loan. Tell us about yourself.

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Meet Carrie. She Paid Off $14,000 in Debt in 14 Months.

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What are your hobbies? After my first marriage fell apart, I ended up with over $14,000 of consumer debt, made up of a car loan and credit cards. My car was parked right outside, so it was hit with several of the bullets. I knew then, that no matter what it took, I had to dig myself out of this financial situation and move.

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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.) Then my husband decided to pay off his car. We also went through multiple job losses, surgeries, huge car repairs, etc. Where are you from?

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

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What are your hobbies? That’s about it for hobbies, as our little ones are 1 and 3. Definitely getting in the routine of making a zero-based budget EVERY MONTH and reviewing our finances together is an important habit we picked up that will be key to meeting all our financial goals. She writes at Growing Slower.

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Meet Doug & Laura. They Paid off $23,000 in 16 Months. | Debt Free Stories

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What are your hobbies? The debt consisted of my student loans and a car loan. I went through Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University when I was 18 years old. What are your financial goals now? Together they paid off $23,000 in 16 months. Doug writes at Doug Smith Live. Tell us about you and your family.

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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 hobbies? We paid off $36,000 in student loans, credit cards, cars and a bit of medical debt. But I would say the breaking point came in June of 2011 when I was in a car wreck. What are your financial goals now? She blogs about living a limitless life on a limited budget at Frugal Debt Free Life.

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