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Meet Amanda & Daniel. They Paid Off $68,000 in Debt in 8 Months.

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We sold extra items that we weren’t using through Craigslist and garage sales. The software generated a monthly revenue, but we were able to sell them to pay off the rest of our debt immediately. What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt.

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Find out how Jessica & Her Husband Paid off $175,000 of Debt

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My husband has always been the one who has felt the full weight of our debt. He was always trying to put us on budgets, help us look for ways to save and not spend so much but we never found a system that worked for us and continued in spending behaviors that didn’t help advance goals. At first we did it anyway we could find!

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

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The income from my extra jobs went straight to debt payments, and my regular day job paid the bills, while enabling me to build up a small amount of savings. I also downsized my lifestyle and sold extra furniture, clothes, and jewelry, on Craigslist. Thank you, Carrie, for being so honest with your Debt Free Story.

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