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

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How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? 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? We put any extra money that would come in toward our debt.

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

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Maureen eliminated $79,000 of credit card and student loan debt less than 3 years. Their 2017 goal is to wipe away $30,000 from their mortgage to keep them on track to pay it off in 36 months. Jessi and her husband paid off her student loans. They also made the commitment to stay away from debt for good.

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

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worth of debt. We had two student loans that still had balances, even though we’d already been paying on them for 10 years. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. The last piece of advice I would give is to join debt free communities on social media (Instagram, Facebook, YouTube).

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

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How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We paid off $36,000 in student loans, credit cards, cars and a bit of medical debt. What inspired you to get debt free? So I take the clothing or grocery budget and stretch it as far as I can. To pay off our home early.

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

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It took us four years, but we paid off over $80,000 of debt! We are debt. medical bills, a small credit card, both of our cars, and student loans. debts one by one. cars, and finally our student loans. What inspired you to become debt free? racks FIRST when shopping for clothes and shoes.

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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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How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? I had $56,000 of debt when I decided to become debt free. I had $29,000 in MBA student loans, $14,000 in credit cards, and $13,000 in a car loan. I had planned to pay it all off in 2.5 How long did it take you?

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

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In total I estimate I paid off round $40,000 worth of debt, though depressingly a fair chunk of that was just interest. I left university, as so many do, with a fair chunk of debt. That meant no vacations, no new clothes, no eating out, nothing. Paying off debt and growing savings is a means to an end.

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