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

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About $52,000 of that $147K was consumer debt (credit cards, a student loan, a car loan, a home improvement loan, etc.) We paid for braces, college tuition for my son, and did fun stuff like traveling while we were paying off debt. What are your financial goals now? The rest was our house. to a high of maybe $80,000/year.

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How this Couple Eliminated $180,000 of Debt in 12 Months!

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It started with $40,000 in consumer debt (vehicles, credit cards, small student loan) and then sold our home and eliminated the $140,000 of mortgage debt. Thank goodness its illegal to sell cute little children, because I would have gotten a pretty penny for my son. What are your financial goals now? Jones” 2.

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Find out how Deacon & his Wife Paid off $52,000 of Debt in 18 Months

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We have a 4 month old son named Finn and we live in Phoenix, Arizona. I own two different business, Phoenix SEO Company which helps businesses get on the first page of Google and Well Kept Wallet which is a Financial Education company. We paid off $52,000 in consumer debt. What are your financial goals now?

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Find out How Brian & His Wife Paid off $109,000 in Credit Card Debt

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We’re a family of five, including, me, my wife and 3 children: 15 year old fraternal twins and a 12 year old son. It was all consumer debt spread over 5 credit cards. What are your financial goals now? What do you and your spouse do for a living? What are your hobbies? . We live in New York. How much debt did you pay off?

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Find out How Acadia & Her Husband Paid off $97,000 in Student Loans

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We have a 5 year old son and are in the process of adopting our 2 year old and 4 month old foster sons, making us parents of 3 boys! My husband works as an architect and I teach art part time at my son’s school. What are your financial goals now? My husband and I have been married for 8 years. Don’t buy in to this.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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They are also there working with you to help you reach your goals; even those financial goals. Junior Boomer from Consumer Boomer asks Is It Better To Save Or Repay Debt? Jeff Rose from Good Financial Cents shares Questions to Ask About Balance Transfer Cards. Family is there when you need a hand or some advice.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

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Our son is 29 and biological. A lot of blood, sweat, and tears were shed here, but we both agree that having no mortgage gave us a serious leg up on our retirement savings and other financial goals. Just over the past week, our son replaced the fuel pump and exhaust system on his truck.