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

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I work full time in IT and my wife works part time in retail. It was all consumer debt spread over 5 credit cards. With those principals in mind, we enrolled in a debt management program (DMP) through our local credit union and reduced our interest rates on all of our credit cards and began paying them off.

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

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My husband is an extremely hard worker as he works and goes to school full time. He has paid a price to win with hard work and sacrifice to reach his goals, and I truly admire him for that. By the time I reached the third gas station I was super nervous about my situation. We tried our best to stretch the food budget.

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How Krystal and Josh paid off $80k in 4 years!

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medical bills, a small credit card, both of our cars, and student loans. We tackled our small credit card balance, then our. working full time at a low-paying job and going to grad school full time, while my husband was working multiple jobs just to help us make ends meet. How long did.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #236 – May 11, 2012

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

posted at The Financial Blogger , saying, “The online income for May. Madison presents Credit Card Application Spree to Maximize Sign Up Bonuses posted at My Dollar Plan , saying, “It’s time for a round of credit card applications to make some money! Readon for some great bonuses.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

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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. My biggest financial regret is the amount of money we spent on restaurant meals from the time we were married and both working full time to when we had kids.

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

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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. I took on extra work outside of my full-time accounting job. I did the regular budget audit and cut things out like entertainment, fast food, and going out with friends.

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