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3 Smart Steps to a Debt Free Christmas

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The average American will spend about $700 on holiday purchases* and unfortunately many people will get a little surprise in the mail in January when the credit card bills start rolling in. My mission is for all of us to sleep better in the new year knowing that there are no huge balances hanging over our heads. Create a Budget.

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3 Smart Steps to Pay Cash for Christmas

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Americans will spend about $900 on holiday purchases** and unfortunately, many people will get a little surprise in the mail in January when the credit card bills start rolling in. My mission is for all of us to sleep better in the new year knowing that there are no huge balances hanging over our heads. Let us know in the comments.

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Join Me for the New Year New You Financial Summit

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If you’re thinking about some resolutions for 2017 that have to do with YOUR finances, then I’m inviting you to join me in January for the New Year New You Financial Summit. This summit runs January 9-13, 2017 and consists of 15 workshops over those 5 days. Toni Husbands of Debt Free Divas. 8 pm EST: TBD.

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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. Tell us about you and your family. As many students do these days, we had tens of thousands of dollars of debt by the time we graduated with our Masters degrees. By the grace of God, it took us just under 9 months to pay it off. What inspired you to get debt free?

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

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We personally use Quicken and we find it works great for reviewing our finances. Live Real, Now tells us how we can save money on anything from bills to insurance. Moolanomy tells us how we can reach our savings goals by using virtual bank accounts. I wanted to use my money for other things. Going Frugal.

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

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How to Achieve Your Financial Goals (tips from the achievers)

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Their 2017 goal is to pay off the remaining balance on their mortgage ($27,900) and be DEBT FREE! Jackie and her husband paid off $147,000 of debt in 10 years and are debt free. She and her husband also used a visual motivation chart posted on their refrigerator. goals to get us there.