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My Life Plan

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At the time, I wasn’t sure how we were going to pay our monthly bills, so future plans like funding our retirement , our daughters’ college education, or a lavish vacation were not on my mind. Celebrate with a trip to Walt Disney World. Increase our emergency fund to 6 months of expenses.

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2012 Financial Goals

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Increase Family Emergency Fund to Six Months Salary. Our oldest daughter is in Kindergarten and we have not started to save for her higher education. Save for a Walt Disney World Vacation. We want to go to Walt Disney World in the fall of 2012 or spring of 2013. This might take us 2 years to achieve.

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

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We have two daughters, Emma (11 years old) and Brooklyn (9 years old). Coming home from a trip to Disney World was what started it all. We are currently working towards fully funding our emergency fund. Jeff and I are complete opposites, but have made it work for our 13 years of marriage.

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

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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. He didn’t stick around and that could have derailed me, but I decided to focus on the future for my daughter & me instead.). What inspired you to get debt free? Was there a particular event?

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