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MARCH 19, 2014

Prior to FPU, we thought we were doing well financially and never considered that we had too much debt. We didn’t have credit card debt, we paid off our car notes early, and the interest rate on the student loan was at a low 2.75%, so we thought we were doing okay. But Dave Ramsey’s view of debt is very different.

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JANUARY 20, 2017

I love her passion for helping others along their debt free journey. Be sure to check out her website where she is offering a free finance workbook if you subscribe to her newsletter. Krystal & Josh’s Debt Free Story. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We are debt.

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JANUARY 21, 2015

Today’s debt free story is from Aja. We paid down mostly student loans, vehicles and business credit card debt ( we already own a home outright ). What inspired you to get debt free? What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2017

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 pay off the remaining balance on their mortgage ($27,900) and be DEBT FREE! goals to get us there.

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JANUARY 1, 2015

When I run the numbers, I realize it’s going to take years before we can scream, ”WE’RE DEBT FREE”, our ultimate goal. Debt Free Stories. I started the Debt Free Stories interview series back in September and it has been really well received. Photo Credit: 2015.

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JANUARY 17, 2011

I'm pretty sure I've mentioned my 15 (almost 16) year old 'beater' car, which I'm trying to keep running until I'm debt-free. My emergency fund earns 1.10% interest. My debt 'earns' between 8.25% and 8.9% Seems intelligent to pay off the debt and take the $500 out of savings, no? Bad, bad, bad.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Charissa. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We paid off $7,665 worth of credit cards, school loans and a car loan. We started paying it off when we got married and became debt free just shy of our second anniversary. Where are you from?

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MAY 27, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Olivia. What inspired you to get debt free? There were two things that inspired us to pay off debt. And this is just on a mortgage, not including any credit card or student loan debt. We did follow Dave Ramsey’s 7 Baby Steps to becoming debt free.

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AUGUST 11, 2014

Welcome to Debt Free Stories. She paid off $41,587 in debt in 14 months! What inspired you to get debt free? I was inspired to get debt free for 2 main reasons: 1. We wanted to enter into marriage debt free. (He Who initiated the debt free goal? Where are you from?

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