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Meet Jackie. She and Her Husband Paid off $147,000 in Debt | Debt Free Stories

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What are your hobbies? That’s one of my hobbies.) We paid off over $147,000 in debt (actually way over that amount, if you want to count a $210,000 rental property that I sold at a slight loss.) About $52,000 of that $147K was consumer debt (credit cards, a student loan, a car loan, a home improvement loan, etc.)

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What are YOUR Financial Goals? | 31 Days to Organize Your Finances

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Is it to pay off your house? Pay cash for a trip to Hawaii or your kids’ education. Or maybe you want to pay off (and cut up) your credit cards. Long distance running is now a hobby and my training is a habit. When writing goals, you want to make sure they are S.M.A.R.T.

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How to Achieve Your Financial Goals (tips from the achievers)

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Maureen eliminated $79,000 of credit card and student loan debt less than 3 years. Chris and his wife made a financial goal to switch to an all cash lifestyle, instead of relying on credit cards. Their 2017 goal is to wipe away $30,000 from their mortgage to keep them on track to pay it off in 36 months.

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

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Together they blog about becoming debt free and location independence in order to serve the world at Life with a Mission. What are your hobbies? 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.

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Find out how Lydia & her Husband Paid off $36,000 in Debt in 2 Years

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She blogs about living a limitless life on a limited budget at Frugal Debt Free Life. What are your hobbies? How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We paid off $36,000 in student loans, credit cards, cars and a bit of medical debt. To pay off our home early.

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

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You can find Angela at her You Tube channel, Our Life…on a Budget , where she vlogs about getting out of debt and staying there! Angela & Jeff’s Debt Free Story. What are your hobbies? We had two student loans that still had balances, even though we’d already been paying on them for 10 years.

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

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What are your hobbies? What kind of debt was it? Total, we paid off $175K in 2 years!! 130K in mortgage debt. 10K in car payments, $35K in credit card debt. We made the decision to tackle our debt back at our home church in Chattanooga. If married, who initiated the debt free goal?

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