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

Family Balance Sheet

We paid off $68,000 of debt in eight months. The debt included about $30,000 in student loans, some medical debt, IRS debt, and a small amount on a credit card. What inspired you to get debt free? We ate at home a lot and watched our food budget carefully. Paying off debt can be done!

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How to Recognize the Hidden Costs of Christmas & Trim the Fat

Saving Cents With Sense

Food and Decorations. The average shopper will spend $100 on food and candy and $51.60 Start the New Year off right by making a commitment to save money and pay off debt. Look for sources of cash that you can tap into and pay down debt. on themselves this year, down from $140.43

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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. Stop using your credit cards. Credit cards make buying too easy and you usually end up buying too much when you use them. And if you’re not paying your bill in full every month, you’re paying a lot of extra money in interest.

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

Family Balance Sheet

We had two student loans that still had balances, even though we’d already been paying on them for 10 years. We also had four credit cards, two lines of credit, and a car loan. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. Shop with a list, and not just for food.

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

Family Balance Sheet

It took us four years, but we paid off over $80,000 of debt! We are debt. medical bills, a small credit card, both of our cars, and student loans. debts one by one. We tackled our small credit card balance, then our. What inspired you to become debt free? you are debt free?

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Money Reasons: Why I Got An American Express Blue Cash Card MR loves reward credit cards. He always pays his balance each and every month, and if you are like him too, then the American Express Blue Cash Card is for you! Read his take on this great rewards card. So what did they do?

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Find out how Jessica paid off $56,000 of student loans, credit cards, and a car loan.

Family Balance Sheet

How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? I had $56,000 of debt when I decided to become debt free. I had $29,000 in MBA student loans, $14,000 in credit cards, and $13,000 in a car loan. I had planned to pay it all off in 2.5 How long did it take you?