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

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He took all of our financial information and put together a plan for us to get out of debt as fast as possible. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. Because we wanted to get out of debt as fast as possible, we stopped saving money after we had an emergency fund in place.

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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. My faith is in the Lord and where He will lead us… 2016 will also be a year where my family can start putting more in savings, too. Saving Money on Haircuts. Make a list (with coupons of course!)

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

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They pay off mountains of debt and scream about debt freedom, or maybe they save gobs of money in a record amount of time, or they have considerable success with their new small business. Her 2017 goal is to save $20,000 in cash. Elle and her husband paid off a car loan and saved cash for their next car.

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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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What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put. towards paying off your debt. When I make a weekly meal plan, it saves us money because. Not to mention all the money we save. and plan meals based off of that. each check into a savings account. you are debt free?

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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. That man was Steve Jobs. Do you review your finances monthly?

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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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