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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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Meet Krista & Jon Who Paid Off $36,000 | Debt Free Stories

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Welcome to Debt Free Stories! They paid off $36,000 in debt and cash flowed graduate school. 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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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. Get creative.

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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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WHY We Want to Be Debt Free

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A few weeks ago, my husband and I had an intense discussion about finances. Why are we jumping through these hoops to be debt free? WHY do we want to be debt free? They watch us have long discussions about the business and our finances. We’re in a place that will take us several years to come out of.

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Meet Amanda & Daniel. They Paid Off $68,000 in Debt in 8 Months.

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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. We paid off $68,000 of debt in eight months. What inspired you to get debt free? Who initiated the debt free goal?

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Reader Story: It’s Never too Late to Start: Personal Finance Planning for Over-40s

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I mean, I was young, life was good, things were happening; what did I need all that finance stuff for? Better late than never’ is a good approach to personal finance for the over 40s. There are lots of financial advisors out there who are trained in the art of financial planning , debt reduction and other financial strategies.