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

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We paid off just over $23,000 in one year and four months. The debt consisted of my student loans and a car loan. What inspired you to get debt free? Was there a particular event? I went through Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University when I was 18 years old. Make paying off debt a priority.

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

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We paid off $36,000 in student loans, credit cards, cars and a bit of medical debt. What inspired you to get debt free? Was there a particular event? So I take the clothing or grocery budget and stretch it as far as I can. How did you celebrate when you became debt free? What are your financial goals now?

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

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Other than the student loans, everything else was consumer debt from 13 years of trying to “keep up with the Jones’ “ We finally managed to get the debt paid off two years and two weeks from the time we started this journey. What inspired you to become debt free? Was there a particular event?

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How Krystal and Josh paid off $80k in 4 years!

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debts one by one. What inspired you to become debt free? Was there a particular event? working full time at a low-paying job and going to grad school full time, while my husband was working multiple jobs just to help us make ends meet. What habits did you form while being debt free that will now stick. We usually.

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

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I was only bringing home a net income of $3,000 a month, so paying $1,000 each month towards my debt was a lot of money, and took a lot of sacrificing. What inspired you to get debt free? Was there a particular event? The main event that catapulted me into wanting to be debt free, was the lowest point in my life to-date.

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How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!)

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I came up with strategies to help us pay for yearly bills, large expenses, and we were able to pay off debts. Personally, budgeting has allowed us to control of our money, reach financial goals, and start planning for our dream life. During that time, I started to budget for everything. Total your expenses.

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

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Finally that careful financial tightrope I was walking came tumbling down. What inspired you to get debt free? Was there a particular event? It was getting to the point that as soon as I got paid, covered my monthly bills and made the required debt repayments my bank account was back to zero again. Yes, but not yet!

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