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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 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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Friday Links – Long Weekend Edition

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Check them out: Good Reads From The Blogosphere: When you’re aggressively trying to pay down debt, you may feel that you’ve done all you can to curb your expenses, but have you really? Don’t miss Melissa’s post at My Personal Finance Journey if you Think You’re Sacrificing to Pay Down Debt? Think Again.

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5 Steps to Crush Debt in 2016 + FREE Debt Payoff Goal Tracker

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2 – Create your own Debt Freedom Plan. I realized that we were spreading ourselves too thin and our finances were not as great as I thought they were. We are following his debt snowball method and the book provided the blueprint for our Debt Freedom Plan. Read our 2016 Crushing Debt Guidelines here.

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10 Smart Ways to Become Debt Free

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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? How did they make it happen?

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P.E.P. for the Week of January 24-28, 2010- Adjustment Edition

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How to Save Money shares with us how we can keep our finances safe when buying items online. We personally use Quicken and we find it works great for reviewing our finances. Sustainable Personal Finance tells us how they make healthy lunches from home and save. By May,the whole house will be clutter free and organized.

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My 2020 Financial Goals & A Recap of 2019

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It was a long road and we were finally non-mortgage debt FREE!! Related Reading: Our Debt Freedom Plan Update (October 2019). I feel like I made a lot of trips to the thrift store to donate our stuff, but my house will tell you otherwise. We hugged and high fived and I sobbed for hours.