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5 Steps to CRUSH Debt + FREE Debt Payoff Goal Tracker

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Being self-employed, we felt we needed more than Dave’s recommended $1000 starter emergency fund that he outlines in his book, so our first step was to save a bit more for our home and office. Also, we needed to make some much-needed repairs to our home and office that really couldn’t wait until we paid off six figures.

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WHY We Want to Be Debt Free

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Why are we jumping through these hoops to be debt free? WHY do we want to be debt free? They see my husband working long hours at his office. I want them to think of debt as a curse, not something that is inevitable. We want them to know what a cash life looks like, not a life paid for with debt.

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Jen & Her Husband Paid off $212,000 in Debt & Medical Expenses in 48 Months

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Jen. 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. How did you celebrate when you became debt free?

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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. I own a software consultancy that I run from home and my husband is a letter carrier with the post office. 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?

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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. If others could knock out debt, we could too. Pay Off Mortgage Debt.

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Take Control of YOUR Money in 2016

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Family Office Manager. I am my household’s Family Office Manager. Debt Freedom Plan Updates. I’ll elaborate on this soon, but in the mean time, here is our Debt Freedom Plan. And to stay motivated, I want to continue to share the successes of others with more Debt Free Stories.

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