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Meet Krista & Jon Who Paid Off $36,000 | Debt Free Stories

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Welcome to Debt Free Stories! They paid off $36,000 in debt and cash flowed graduate school. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? After graduating with our bachelor’s degrees Jon and I had about $36,000 in debt between us. What inspired you to get debt free? They blog at 2 Copper Coins.

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P.E.P. for Week of January 31- February 4/11- Superbowl Edition

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Most of the conversations we had with each other over the three months was what trades to make and who was an early pick up. Punch Debt in the Face tells us why no spend challenges are for wussies. Reducing Debt. Live Real, Now shares 5 strategies we can use to prevent debt burnout. He has a point. How about you?

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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. Meet The Achievers: Deacon and his wife paid off $52,000 in debt in 18 months. His 2017 goal is to make $100,000 in online income.

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Resolve to Regularly Discuss Your Finances with Your Spouse

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A sunny day in the middle of January called us outdoors. But for the two of us to achieve our financial goals, we need to have money conversations and they need to be done regularly. Column E = Monthly debt payment. How much do we want to reduce debt by? Life happened this weekend. Sunday lunch spent with extended family.

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Over 40 and Worried about Money? Start here!

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” Her comment was echoed by another (in real life) conversation I was having with a different friend who is sending a child off to college this fall. We charted out our course of action to pay off debts and start saving for retirement. But after January, this year has turned out to be one obstacle after another.

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Yakezie Carnival – Credit Cards Edition

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The Debt Princess: The Kool-Aid Effect: The Relationship Between the Poor & Nutrition – A look into how the working poor are eating unhealthy. Finance Fox : Reasons to Buy a Car in January – After the Holidays! Consumers are getting more wiser and January has also become a hot month for retail therapy.