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AUGUST 5, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Jessica. 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. What inspired you to get debt free? Where are you from?

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JUNE 30, 2015

At the time, I wasn’t sure how we were going to pay our monthly bills, so future plans like funding our retirement , our daughters’ college education, or a lavish vacation were not on my mind. But once I created our debt freedom plan and outlined the steps we would take to wade through the hardships, I was overcome with relief.

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JULY 9, 2015

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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MARCH 4, 2016

Today’s Debt Free Story is a guest post from Chris Peach. It’s a word that we had always been afraid to use, and it was a word that would also set us free. NO, we can’t go on vacation with you this summer”. “ Debt freedom is possible! For more stories like Chris’, go to Debt Free Stories.

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OCTOBER 18, 2019

We still have a mortgage, so we’re technically not DEBT-FREE, but we paid off over 6 figures of business debts and student loans since 2012 and have wiped out our NON-mortgage debt. We never stopped taking vacations, but our trips were mostly camping in our pop-up or renting a beach house with other families.

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JUNE 17, 2018

Our kids spent their first week of summer vacation at the beach with their Girl Scouts troop. We want to be debt free. Here’s a peek at what’s going on with me, my family, and our life. Date night! My husband and I had a planned date WEEK recently. We want to travel to Disney and Hawaii.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 22, 2011

Some families find it feasible to make drastic cuts to non essential expenditures such as entertainment, dining out, and vacationing. While this may be one of the quickest ways to sock away money for the purpose of debt reduction, it’s likewise the least pleasurable. A budget will allow you to pay off your debts a whole lot faster.

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JANUARY 3, 2012

We have set a goal date of July 2015 to pay off all of our debt. Save for a Walt Disney World Vacation. This includes our mortgage and my husband's student loan. I need to do some research on this one. Our first decision is how much do we want to save for each of the girls and then we'll go from there.

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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. 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. What inspired you to get debt free?

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MAY 27, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Olivia. 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? We did follow Dave Ramsey’s 7 Baby Steps to becoming debt free.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 10, 2012

Jester presents The Importance of Vacations For Kids posted at The Ultimate Juggle , saying, “This article explains the reasons that we prefer to take destination oriented vacations for the kid’s sake. You dont have to be rich to take a trip or go on a vacation, but they do cost money.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

We have been saving for our vacation to Asia since last year and we have been successful at this. Canadian Finance Blog tells us why living debt free doesn’t help our credit score. We get a visual picture every month of where are finances are and what we have spent our money on. We need to use credit to have a good score.

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AUGUST 11, 2014

Welcome to Debt Free Stories. She paid off $41,587 in debt in 14 months! 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 Who initiated the debt free goal? Where are you from?

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JANUARY 7, 2015

Today’s debt free story is from Stacy. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? 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. Live junk and debt free!

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