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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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Find out How Brian & His Wife Paid off $109,000 in Credit Card Debt

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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. I work full time in IT and my wife works part time in retail. How much debt did you pay off?

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Find out How Acadia & Her Husband Paid off $97,000 in Student Loans

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Acadia. Tell us about you and your family. We have a 5 year old son and are in the process of adopting our 2 year old and 4 month old foster sons, making us parents of 3 boys! My husband works as an architect and I teach art part time at my son’s school. Creativity.

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How Krystal and Josh paid off $80k in 4 years!

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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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Find out how Jessica & Her Husband Paid off $175,000 of Debt

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Jessica. Tell us about you and your family. Along our part-time business my husband is a senior web designer for Ramsey Solutions aka Dave Ramsey. We live a pretty busy lives and when given free weekends at home we love spending time at home on our little farm.

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Find out How Drew & Farrah Paid off $200k of debt, including their HOME

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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?

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Reader Story: It’s Never too Late to Start: Personal Finance Planning for Over-40s

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If you like, you can use one of the many free online retirement calculator programs to help you with this estimate. Some people take on a second job to help fund their retirement; others do part-time work during retirement to keep some income coming in to augment their savings. You can adjust the figures as you go along.