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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. Tell us about you and your family. 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. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt.

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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. Tell us about you and your family. How much debt did you pay off? Where are you from?

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How to Live your Dream Life Debt Free

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Living your dream life debt free requires a simply task of going back to Grade 1 math lessons and applying the concepts. Now hold that thought and think about this: living your dream life debt free. . Use your math skills to define your dream life. Auction those items that you are not using anymore.

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Create your debt freedom plan

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After the FPU class, we looked at our debts differently. Becoming debt-free became very appealing and the idea of being able to give more, save more, and live more was the direction we wanted to go. Dave Ramsey has a plan and it has worked for millions of people. If others could knock out debt, we could too.

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

Penny Pinchin' Mom

Advantages of Paying Off Debt From a purely financial point of view, it makes more sense to focus on debt payoff rather than directing available cash to a savings account. From a personal point of view, I much prefer living debt free. You will need to handle them first, even if your emergency fund is nonexistent.

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How Krystal and Josh paid off $80k in 4 years!

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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. Tell us about you and your family. We have a huge heart for missions work.

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My Life Plan

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The plan allowed us to think beyond the financial struggles we were dealing with at the time and we could envision what our future might look like. And while we have a lot of work ahead of us, we keep moving forward. Our Financial Goals: Pay off our non-mortgage debt. Increase our emergency fund to 6 months of expenses.