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MAY 21, 2021
Did you make a goal to pay off debt this year? For many years, we made a yearly goal to chip away at our six figures of non-mortgage debt. Our journey to debt freedom started back in 2013 when we found ourselves saddled with business and student loans. How much debt do you have?
Family Balance Sheet
JULY 9, 2015
It’s no secret, I am fascinated, encouraged, and border-line obsessed with debt freedom. The idea of becoming debt free makes me downright giddy. So I love to hear the success stories of others who have found debt freedom. What did they specifically do to become debt free? So back in August of 2014, I scoured the internet to look for sources for a new series, Debt Free Stories. 10 Smart Ways to Become Debt Free.
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AUGUST 4, 2014
Welcome to Debt Free Stories! They paid off $36,000 in debt and cash flowed graduate school. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? After graduating with our bachelor’s degrees Jon and I had about $36,000 in debt between us. With tuition payments and debt payments we spent about $60,395 between January 2012 and March 2014 when we became completely debt free with two bachelor’s and two master’s degrees between us.
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NOVEMBER 5, 2014
Welcome to Debt Free Stories. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? The debt consisted of my student loans and a car loan. What inspired you to get debt free? When my wife and I got married, we both made the decision that our first financial priority would be becoming debt free. Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? Debt Free Stories
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AUGUST 11, 2014
Welcome to Debt Free Stories. She paid off $41,587 in debt in 14 months! My daughter and I are gluten free due to celiac and changing to a healthy grain free sugar free way of cooking has become a big passion of mine over the last couple of years. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? What inspired you to get debt free? I was inspired to get debt free for 2 main reasons: 1.
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SEPTEMBER 9, 2014
Welcome to Debt Free Stories. She and her husband paid off $147,000 in debt–including their home. After paying off the debt, she was able to quit her job to pursue her passion. She blogs at The Debt Myth. Quitting my job is one of the things being debt free has enabled us to do. If you want to become debt free, I’m here to tell you it is TOTALLY worth all the time, effort, and frustration. How much debt did you pay off?
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JANUARY 29, 2015
Why are we jumping through these hoops to be debt free? WHY do we want to be debt free? When we wrote our Debt Freedom Plan , I posted it on the refrigerator as a daily reminder for the two of us. Daddy and I needed to pay off some debts before we could make a trip to Disney. ”, “What does debt freedom mean?” ” and my favorite to explain, “What is debt?” “What is debt, mommy?”
Family Balance Sheet
OCTOBER 8, 2015
3 Smart Steps to a Debt Free Christmas. Take advantage of my free budget excel spreadsheet and when your budget is complete, you’ll know how much you need for your holiday spending. Click here to download my FREE Christmas Gift Spending & Budget excel spreadsheet. Here’s a big secret that retailers don’t want you to know: Gifts don’t have to be expensive and in fact, they can easily be FREE. Christmas is coming!
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SEPTEMBER 22, 2014
Is your goal to be debt free? They’ve read our family’s Debt Freedom Plan ; we keep it on the refrigerator door. I love to read and hear stories from others who have become debt free. I want to know the details of how they became debt free as if there is this big secret or pearl of wisdom that debt free people have cracked the code for. Tracy, a single mom who paid off over $40,000 in debt. . Are you Debt Free?
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
SEPTEMBER 13, 2011
Living your dream life debt free requires a simply task of going back to Grade 1 math lessons and applying the concepts. Likewise, in your adult life, you can think of the first number representing the source of your monthly income and the second depicting debt or expenses – you need to borrow from another in order to complete the operation. Now hold that thought and think about this: living your dream life debt free. .
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SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
Instead, we’ll start the new year off right because we celebrated a debt free Christmas. 2 Ways to Prepare for a Debt Free Christmas. Download my FREE Christmas Gift Spending & Budget excel spreadsheet and get started on your Christmas spending budget TODAY. News flash: 96 days until Christmas morning. Does that thought make you panic? Do you know how you’ll pay for all of the expenses that the holiday season brings?
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MARCH 24, 2013
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Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
Today’s Debt Free Story is from Shannon. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? As many students do these days, we had tens of thousands of dollars of debt by the time we graduated with our Masters degrees. Living on two-incomes, we could have easily paid off our debt quickly, but we had no idea at the time that “debt free” was even a thing. Read more about Shannon’s debt free journey.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
APRIL 25, 2011
Guest Post Author Bio: This guest post was written by Frank Collins, a professional writer specialized in topics related to personal finance, debt relief, credit repair and more. If you are willing to settle your debts on your own, pass through the debt settlement blog for more tips and advice on the topic. Debt settlement companies have a reputation of scamming consumers out of their money and doing little or nothing to pay off their debts.
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NOVEMBER 19, 2014
Today’s Debt Free Story is from Amanda & Daniel. Together they blog about becoming debt free and location independence in order to serve the world at Life with a Mission. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? 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. Paying off debt can be done!
Inspiring You To Save
JANUARY 5, 2011
Today (1/5) only, you can snatch a FREE book download from David Bach called Debt Free For Life. He has also written Start Late, Finish Rich and The Automatic Millionaire. Go here to download your copy today. var a2a_config = a2a_config || {}; a2a_config.linkurl linkurl = "[link]. Books and Magazines
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JANUARY 21, 2015
Today’s debt free story is from Aja. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We paid off about $110K worth of debt. We were not as “gazelle intense” as we should have been so we often went back and forth adding new debt, paying off other debt, and cash flowed about 30K of private school tuition, so the numbers can get wobbly at times. What inspired you to get debt free? Debt Free Stories debt free
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MARCH 4, 2015
Today’s Debt Free Story is from Maureen. She writes at A Debt Free Stress Free Life. Besides writing on my personal finance blog, A Debt Free Stress Free Life, I’m an adjunct professor at a local college and own a residential and commercial cleaning business. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? in credit card debt, and an additional $28,756.17 What inspired you to get debt free?
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 5, 2011
David Bach, the author of the Finish Rich books and The Automatic Millionaire is offering a FREE downloadable copy of his new book, " Debt Free For Life: The Finish Rich Plan to Financial Freedom ". So click here to download this FREE copy. If you would like to receive FREE updates of FBS, there are four ways to do so: through your RSS Feed have updates sent to your email , become a fan and 'like' FBS on Facebook become a Twitter follower
For the Mommas
JANUARY 5, 2011
Today only, David Bach is offering his Debt Free for Life book for free. If you are thinking of getting out of debt in 2011, this might be a book to get some ideas flowing. I don’t think there is a one size fits all solution for debt reduction – so I highly suggest that you check into several debt reduction “philosophies&# to see what works best for you. Read more about Free Download: Debt Free For Life.
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JUNE 16, 2015
Today’s Debt Free Story is from Lydia. She blogs about living a limitless life on a limited budget at Frugal Debt Free Life. 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. What inspired you to get debt free? Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? Debt Free Stories
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SEPTEMBER 29, 2016
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. We’re typical Canadians that spend most of our free time in the fall and winter months inside arenas. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? worth of debt.
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SEPTEMBER 20, 2016
The segment was so inspiring that I reached out to her to see if she would participate in the Debt Free Stories series. She hosts a You Tube channel, The Former Mrs. Jones , where she vlogs about budgeting, debt free living, and family life. Meet the Former Mrs. Jones: Her Debt Free Story. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? Total, we eliminated $180,000 of debt in 12 months. What inspired you to become debt free?
Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 1, 2015
Today’s Debt Free Story is from Brian. He writes at Debt Discipline about about how his family of 5 deals with money, budgets and debt. I started my blog Debt Discipline to help keep us accountable while paying off our debt. We have involved our children in our money discussion once we decided to become debt free. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? It was all consumer debt spread over 5 credit cards.
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FEBRUARY 18, 2015
Today’s Debt Free Story is from Jen. My family and I are most known for paying off over $212,000 worth of debt and medical expenses in four years. In addition to paying off a ton of debt, I am also a 8-time national weightlifter and 2-time US Olympic Festival medal winner as well as an Ironman triathlete. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? Over $212,000 worth of debt and medical expenses. Debt Free Stories
Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 19, 2016
Today’s Debt Free Story is from Anna. She is on a mission to help others become debt free. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? It was a mix of college loans, a personal loan from my parents (for college), an overdraft account, and credit card debt. What inspired you to get debt free? I had tried a lot of different things to get out of debt but nothing worked. Debt Free Stories
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MARCH 18, 2015
Today’s Debt Free Story is from Ruth. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? What inspired you to get debt free? Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. Debt Free Stories
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JULY 2, 2015
Today’s Debt Free Story is from Acadia. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? All of our debt was $97,000 in student loan debt. We ended up buying a house from a relative, which put us in even more debt. However, with my husband being an architect and an overall really handy guy, we decided that fixing up the house and selling it could give us enough profit to at least pay off a big chunk of our debt.
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DECEMBER 10, 2014
Today’s Debt Free Story is from Carrie. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? After my first marriage fell apart, I ended up with over $14,000 of consumer debt, made up of a car loan and credit cards. It took just over a year (14 months to be exact) before I paid off all my debts and became debt free! What inspired you to get debt free? Who initiated the debt free goal? Debt Free Stories
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AUGUST 5, 2015
Today’s Debt Free Story is from Jessica. We live a pretty busy lives and when given free weekends at home we love spending time at home on our little farm. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? 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. What inspired you to get debt free? Debt Free Stories
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APRIL 12, 2016
Today’s Debt Free Story is from Jessica. 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. It took me five years to pay off my debt but two of those years I had a job loss, I was taking care of my grandparents and I had lost my motivation and drive to pay off the debt. What inspired you to get debt free? Not using debt helps create the connection.
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FEBRUARY 3, 2016
Today’s Debt Free Story is from Charissa. I am a free-lance sign language interpreter, putting my husband through engineering school by paying cash. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We started paying it off when we got married and became debt free just shy of our second anniversary. What inspired you to become debt free? They didn’t like debt, and as I grew up, neither did I. Debt Free Stories
Family Balance Sheet
MAY 27, 2015
Today’s Debt Free Story is from Olivia. We are both planners and despise wasting money on debt/interest, which is what led us to pay off our mortgage as soon as we could! How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We paid off a total of $118,000 debt. The first week after our Honeymoon, Ryan paid off the remaining debt on my car. What inspired you to get debt free? We also look for places where kids eat free now.
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JULY 13, 2016
So I’m thrilled to bring you today’s story, because I actually watched this couple’s debt free scream when it was live on the show. Drew & Farrah’s Debt Free Story. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? ACTUAL MONEY PUT TOWARDS DEBT OVER 5 YEARS (because of interest during the 5 years) – $200,000. What inspired you to get debt free? If married, who initiated the debt free goal?
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JUNE 2, 2016
Today’s Debt Free Story is from Richard of Frugality Magazine , where he shares frugal living tips for financial freedom. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? In total I estimate I paid off round $40,000 worth of debt, though depressingly a fair chunk of that was just interest. I left university, as so many do, with a fair chunk of debt. What inspired you to get debt free? Debt Free Stories
Family Balance Sheet
MARCH 4, 2016
Today’s Debt Free Story is a guest post from Chris Peach. We sat down at our kitchen table, took out a simple white piece of paper, and penned out a contract to ourselves: It was our Get Out Debt Contract. It wasn’t me telling her we are going to get out of debt, or her telling me it wasn’t in the budget. Our goal was simple: Pay Off Our Debt and Never Go Back Again. Take the Free Money Peach Budget. Debt freedom is possible!
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FEBRUARY 23, 2016
Are you ready to crush debt this year? We’re going to give it everything we’ve got and hopefully pay off the last of our non-mortgage debt by the end of this year. It will be quite a feat because by my calculations we’ll be short each month if we just apply our debt snowball payment. We need to find/earn even more money each month to throw at the debt to make our goal by December 31, 2016. 5 Steps to Crush Debt in 2016.
Saving Cents With Sense
JANUARY 5, 2011
A FREE book download of David Bach’s Debt Free for Life is available today. Just click the link and a pdf with 200+ pages will come up for you. If you like the read, you might want to check out more of David Bach’s books. Thanks, My Frugal Adventures !). 2009-10 Saving Sense Media LLC. All rights reserved. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at savingsense@gmail.com. Freebies
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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? It took us four years, but we paid off over $80,000 of debt! We are debt. free except for our mortgage. debts one by one. towards our debt.
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JANUARY 7, 2015
Today’s debt free story is from Stacy. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We were debt free before I was 30 , including our home. The only debt we had was a mortgage – however when we first got married we were stupid and bought a Mercedes. After we purchased our house, we decided that it would be our last debt – so we worked hard and paid the entire thing off in less than 8 years.
Couponing 101
JULY 3, 2013
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Saving Cents With Sense
MAY 8, 2013
But you need to be watchful that it doesn’t take a lot of time to get caught in the debt cycle if you start splurging. Even though there are legal ways to get out of debt , it is better to stay safe than sorry. Read on to know about some smart ways to keep debts at bay and rein in your finances. Remember the agony : As you’ve once been in debt and you’ve put in your efforts to erase it, you shouldn’t forget the agony that you’ve already been through. Frugal debt free
Family Balance Sheet
JULY 22, 2015
Today’s Debt Free Story is from Deacon. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We paid off $52,000 in consumer debt. It consisted of student loans, a car loan and even some credit card debt. After putting together a budget, it took us 18 months to pay off all of that debt! What inspired you to get debt free? The biggest catalyst for paying of the debt was getting married.
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