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Meet Carrie. She Paid Off $14,000 in Debt in 14 Months.

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Carrie. It took just over a year (14 months to be exact) before I paid off all my debts and became debt free! I was only bringing home a net income of $3,000 a month, so paying $1,000 each month towards my debt was a lot of money, and took a lot of sacrificing.

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How Can Thriftiness Become a Debt Relief Option?

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Leave behind debt relief options. Thriftiness itself can become a self debt relief option and can help you save a lot of money. Here are some tips to try so that you can become money smart and debt free. Turn them into jewelry boxes and use them as you feel. Ways to help you achieve a thrift life.

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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. My husband and I also have a goal of debt freedom, but we’ve put together micro-S.M.A.R.T. goals to get us there.