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

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We live in metro Phoenix, in a 70s tract house that we’ve been gradually re-doing. We also went through multiple job losses, surgeries, huge car repairs, etc. We paid for braces, college tuition for my son, and did fun stuff like traveling while we were paying off debt. That’s one of my hobbies.) Get creative.

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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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Tell us about yourself. I am used to moving a lot! It took me five years to pay off my debt but two of those years I had a job loss, I was taking care of my grandparents and I had lost my motivation and drive to pay off the debt. I no longer use credit cards – only debit cards or cash. Where are you from?