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

Family Balance Sheet

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Amanda & Daniel. Together they blog about becoming debt free and location independence in order to serve the world at Life with a Mission. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We paid off $68,000 of debt in eight months. Who initiated the debt free goal?

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Yakezie Carnival – Credit Cards Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Since there seems to be so much in the news lately about credit cards- the good ones, the bad ones, the ugly ones, the fee free ones, the reward ones, the secured ones, etc. I figured I would talk about credit cards as today’s theme. Funancials : Should I Cancel My Credit Card? Futures introduction.

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10 Reasons You’re Broke

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You know you shouldn’t be using credit cards all the time. Sure you know you are in debt over your head. So you continue to get further in debt as you continue to spend. What is the one thing you are refusing to give up that would help you pay off your debt? You know getting a second mortgage is a bad idea.

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

A family picture with my parents His degree took 5 years, and during those 8 years of essentially being a 1-income couple with kids after 10 years of being a 2-income couple with no kids, they’d racked up $30k in credit card debt because they didn’t adjust their spending to their change in circumstances.

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Interview with a Self-Made Millionaire

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I pointed out the multitude of new blogs related to saving money, being frugal, getting debt under control and learning about finances. For so long, we plodded along with next to nothing while our neighbors were running up their charge cards and using home equity loans to take vacations. I wasn’t quite so good on that one!

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20 Tips for Frugal Living

For the Mommas

You can use the difference in income to pay off debt, save or invest. Shop around at garage sales, thrift stores and online classifieds for furniture and other household items. Stop using your credit cards. Credit cards make buying too easy and you usually end up buying too much when you use them.