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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.

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APRIL 19, 2016

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Anna. She is on a mission to help others become debt free. Tell us about you and your family. 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?

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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. Tell us about you and your family. We paid off $36,000 in student loans, credit cards, cars and a bit of medical debt. It took us about 2 years to do it. Well, not really.

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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. Tell us about you and your family. We have involved our children in our money discussion once we decided to become debt free. How much debt did you pay off?

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FEBRUARY 18, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Jen. Tell us about you and your family. What inspired you to get debt free? Who initiated the debt free goal? Were there arguments during the time you were working on your debt? I was the driver on becoming debt free in the beginning.

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JULY 2, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Acadia. Tell us about you and your family. 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. Where are you from? Creativity.

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JANUARY 21, 2015

Today’s debt free story is from Aja. Tell us about you and your family. We paid down mostly student loans, vehicles and business credit card debt ( we already own a home outright ). It took use about 10 years because we didn’t get serious until the 11th hour. What inspired you to get debt free?

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JULY 22, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Deacon. He is a financial coach and blogs at Well Kept Wallet. Tell us about you and your family. 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!

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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. Tell us about you and your family. Meet Angela.

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JUNE 17, 2018

We used gift cards on 3 nights, ate leftovers on 1 night, and grilled burgers on the last night. One of the gift cards was given to us TWO years ago for Christmas. The restaurant isn’t exactly kid-friendly and we were waiting for the right time to use. These wristlets were never used. We want to be debt free.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

There were hits and misses on this list, and many are things that I will continue to work on, but let’s recap: 1 – Reduce non-mortgage debt to zero. ALSO our 2019 Financial Goal!). We’ve been working since 2013 to pay off a boat load of non-mortgage debt. We knocked this out of the park.

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

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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. They write a personal blog, Where Love Takes Us. Drew & Farrah’s Debt Free Story. Tell us about you and your family. Where are you from? Contentment.

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AUGUST 5, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Jessica. Tell us about you and your family. I felt incredibly overwhelmed and thought ” we will never be able to do this” but sitting here on the other side…man, I can’t even imagine if we would have never committed to dumping debt. Where are you from?

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APRIL 9, 2021

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. It took us six long years from the time we made this plan a priority.

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JULY 10, 2012

I’d estimate that it’s the recipe 80% of Americans use, because it’s the one on the back of the Toll House chocolate chip bag. Yet for a few years I made the Toll House recipe, because that’s what everyone I talked to was using for a recipe. Do you want to be debt free? It’s because I hated the Toll House recipe.

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Carrie. Tell us about you and your family. 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? What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt.

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JULY 22, 2011

by primarily using coupons. this week also using coupons. Deidre at Cuckoo for Coupon Deals is pledging to be Debt Free in Three Years. But remember, little goals are a great start. Even if you are trying to save $5 per week, that’s a great start towards establishing financial goals.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Charissa. Tell us about you and your family. 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? What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt.

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MARCH 4, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Maureen. She writes at A Debt Free Stress Free Life. Tell us about you and your family. 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.

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MAY 27, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Olivia. Tell us about you and your family. What inspired you to get debt free? There were two things that inspired us to pay off debt. Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living?

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APRIL 12, 2016

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Jessica. She owns Every Single Dollar , an online financial resource dedicated to helping single women make informed financial decisions and set themselves up for financial success. Tell us about yourself. I am used to moving a lot! How much debt did you pay off?

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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. Tell us about you and your family. However, over time, as the debt grew thanks to interest charges and mismanagement on my part, the monthly payments started to grow out of control.

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MAY 10, 2012

” Jason presents Why We Didn’t Sell Our Car on Craigslist posted at Work Save Live , saying, “Last week I detailed why we considered buying a car through CarMax, and I wanted to do a follow-up on a service of theirs that we actually used. Do you have thousands of dollars worth of student loan debt and/or credit card debt?

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AUGUST 11, 2014

Welcome to Debt Free Stories. She paid off $41,587 in debt in 14 months! Tell us about you and your family. What inspired you to get debt free? I was inspired to get debt free for 2 main reasons: 1. We wanted to enter into marriage debt free. (He I initiated the debt free goal.

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JANUARY 7, 2015

Today’s debt free story is from Stacy. Tell us about you and your family. 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. What inspired you to get debt free?

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