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

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She blogs at The Debt Myth. Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. We paid off over $147,000 in debt (actually way over that amount, if you want to count a $210,000 rental property that I sold at a slight loss.) Then my husband decided to pay off his car.

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Emergency Funds: Emergencies Happen When You Least Expect It

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Which comes first: saving for an emergency OR paying off debt? Many personal finance experts believe in building an emergency fund to $1000 to get started and then pay off consumer debt. Once that debt is paid off then start building up you emergency fund to your desired number.

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

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Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. We ended up buying a house from a relative, which put us in even more debt. We rarely use a credit card and if we do, we pay it off right away. If we want to buy a car, we save and pay cash. Give to others.

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

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Angela & Jeff’s Debt Free Story. Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. 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.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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Nicole from Nicole and Maggie: Grumpy Rumblings of the Untenured tells her story about giving Self Serving Donations. “The best inheritance a parent can give to their children is a few minutes of their time each day.&#. Thanks for the honesty. Thanks for letting us know your secret.

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Meet Carrie. She Paid Off $14,000 in Debt in 14 Months.

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Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? After my first marriage fell apart, I ended up with over $14,000 of consumer debt, made up of a car loan and credit cards. Where are you from?

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