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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

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However, it produces a small part-time income from side-bar ads and affiliate commissions. We LOVE to go out to dinner! Someone else cooks and cleans up–it’s truly awesome! But at one time, we ate out quite a bit. Also, we both have side hustles. Restaurants. Who doesn’t?

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Interview with a Self-Made Millionaire

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We mowed the grass, made our clothes, cleaned house, cooked , and fixed broken stuff. Eating out or going to a movie were once a year events. Instead of spending his birthday check for $10, my husband put it in savings – every single time. I worked a part time job the weekends he wasn’t working.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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And when dining out, at least follow these 15 Smart Tips to Save Money When Eating Out. 17 – Find a part-time job. If you need to save a lot of money and you have pinched every last penny, then consider finding a part-time job in order to find the money for your emergency fund.

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Find out How Drew & Farrah Paid off $200k of debt, including their HOME

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Drew works full time for Department of Defense. Farrah works part time for Department of Defense. Farrah also has a kids t-shirt line that she runs out of the house called Lovely Littles Shop. Were there arguments during the time you were working on your debt? Drinking water when you eat out.

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

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Along our part-time business my husband is a senior web designer for Ramsey Solutions aka Dave Ramsey. We live a pretty busy lives and when given free weekends at home we love spending time at home on our little farm. I am a stay at home mom to 3 kiddos and a cockapoo named Otis. If married, who initiated the debt free goal?

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10 Smart Ways to Become Debt Free

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Brian’s wife took on a part-time job to increase their income to throw at their debt. She cut her cable bill in half, rewrote her car and house insurance saving her $300, stopped the coffee runs, eliminated her dry cleaning bill. Jen recommends tracking every penny coming OUT and every penny coming IN.

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