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5 Steps to CRUSH Debt + FREE Debt Payoff Goal Tracker

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I had no problem shopping at a thrift store, avoiding restaurants, and not having cable TV, but I didn’t want to give up camping and watching my daughters’ swim meets. For us, we valued camping and our daughters’ activities. What are YOUR non-negotiables in life? We ate an elephant!

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WHY We Want to Be Debt Free

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Why are we jumping through these hoops to be debt free? WHY do we want to be debt free? Our girls are watching us. They watch us have long discussions about the business and our finances. They watch me plan out our weekly menu and grocery list. But they are watching. “What is debt, mommy?”

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

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I watched her and her husband’s debt free scream on The Dave Ramsey Show. 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 inspired you to become debt free?

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Odd$ and End$ - One Pesky Virus Can Ruin A Snow Day

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daughter's school was still canceled. She needed and wanted her mama and I realized that I needed to get over my anxiety that nothing was going to get done and just be in the moment comforting my daughter. We had a snow day on Wednesday. And while it was fairly mild compared to last year's Snowpocalypse.my Lots of great posts.

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5 Steps to Crush Debt in 2016 + FREE Debt Payoff Goal Tracker

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I have no problem shopping at a thrift store and not having cable TV, but I still want to camp and watch my daughters swim meets. Read our 2016 Crushing Debt Guidelines here. 4 – Break your debt crushing goals down into timely steps. We built in some celebrations into our Debt Freedom Plan.

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2012 Financial Goals

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The kids were in the back seat watching a movie and we were in the front seat reviewing 2011 and strategizing for the upcoming year. We have set a goal date of July 2015 to pay off all of our debt. Our oldest daughter is in Kindergarten and we have not started to save for her higher education.

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Meet Tracy, a Single Mom Who Paid Off $41,587 | Debt Free Stories

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Welcome to Debt Free Stories. She paid off $41,587 in debt in 14 months! I am a single mom who lives in the Greensboro, NC area with my 6 year old daughter, Emme and 9 year old mutt, Belle. What inspired you to get debt free? I was inspired to get debt free for 2 main reasons: 1.

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