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Meet Doug & Laura. They Paid off $23,000 in 16 Months. | Debt Free Stories

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Welcome to Debt Free Stories. What inspired you to get debt free? That inspired me to be intentional with my finances and to follow Dave’s six steps. When my wife and I got married, we both made the decision that our first financial priority would be becoming debt free. Where are you from?

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5 Steps to CRUSH Debt + FREE Debt Payoff Goal Tracker

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2 – Create your Debt Freedom Plan. After reading Dave Ramsey’s book, The Total Money Makeover , I realized that we were spreading ourselves too thin and our finances were not as great as I thought they were. Also the stress and burden of having that debt load was overwhelming and constantly on my mind.

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

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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.

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Create your debt freedom plan

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Yet after listening to Dave’s approach, I knew I didn’t want to be anybody’s slave and if I was being honest with myself, the total amount of debt payments we made every month was ridiculous. After the FPU class, we looked at our debts differently. If others could knock out debt, we could too. A guiding light!

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The Age Old Question: Should You Pay Off Debt or Save?

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So, you want to get started on debt repayment so you can focus on other financial goals? However, if you pay off these debts, there will be nothing left for investments in these tough financial times. You are one emergency short of losing track of your finances. What gives?

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Meet Aja. She & her husband Paid Off $110,000 in Debt

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Today’s debt free story is from Aja. She writes about family, finances and faith at her blog, Principles of Increase. 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? Tell us about you and your family.

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Shannon & Her Husband Paid off $22,000 in 9 Months

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Shannon. 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.

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