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

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We put any extra money that would come in toward our debt. What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. Make paying off debt a priority. If you’re going to get serious about becoming debt free, you have to make that your first priority.

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How to Save Money in 2016

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I will graduate with my master’s in communication disorders and start my new career as a speech language pathologist. I know many of you are in similar situations of needed to save, but wanting to pay off debt, and eventually be able to put money in savings. – I can’t believe how fast time flies!

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

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Once the goals are set, they focus on one step at a time and communicating regularly. Instead of writing, “I want to pay off debt” or “I don’t want to live paycheck to paycheck”, commit to “I want to pay off $X of credit card debt in 201X and I will stop using credit cards from this point forward.”

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

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We had tried other methods in the past, but found this one suited us best since it forced us to focus on one goal at a time, rather than trying to do it all (pay off debt and contribute to savings and retirement). What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt.

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

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Communicating well and communicating often has made talking about. How did you celebrate when you became debt free? you are debt free? When we first started paying off debt we really didn’t have anything to. Something we started early on in our marriage that I am SO. For us it’s $50.

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

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Invest it Wisely: Steve Jobs: Entrepreneur and Capitalist Extraordinaire On Wednesday, the world lost a great entrepreneur and capitalist, a man whose creativity and genius sparked an entire industry and changed the face of computing and communication forever. Instead of giving in, they used it as an opportunity to pay down debt!

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Find Out How Olivia & Her Husband Paid off Their Mortgage in 33 Months

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We made sure we could afford the monthly payments on a 15 year mortgage, with the mindset that we would pay more each month. What inspired you to get debt free? There were two things that inspired us to pay off debt. I talk a lot about this in my post “Top 4 Ways to Pay Off Debt” but they include: 1.

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