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Meet Krista & Jon Who Paid Off $36,000 | Debt Free Stories

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Welcome to Debt Free Stories! They paid off $36,000 in debt and cash flowed graduate school. We’re energized by young people and are pretty sure most of our lives will be spent working with this age group. After graduating with our bachelor’s degrees Jon and I had about $36,000 in debt between us.

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Meet Doug & Laura. They Paid off $23,000 in 16 Months. | Debt Free Stories

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Welcome to Debt Free Stories. What inspired you to get debt free? When my wife and I got married, we both made the decision that our first financial priority would be becoming debt free. Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living?

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Meet Jackie. She and Her Husband Paid off $147,000 in Debt | Debt Free Stories

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Welcome to Debt Free Stories. She and her husband paid off $147,000 in debt–including their home. After paying off the debt, she was able to quit her job to pursue her passion. She blogs at The Debt Myth. Quitting my job is one of the things being debt free has enabled us to do.

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4 Reasons to Graduate Debt-Free

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We have graduates with degrees working at Starbucks, barely making enough to pay back their loans. It was hard work, and required me to work almost full-time to pay for my tuition and living expenses while I was still going to school. It seems that many students accept student loans as a given; something unavoidable.

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How to Live your Dream Life Debt Free

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Living your dream life debt free requires a simply task of going back to Grade 1 math lessons and applying the concepts. Now hold that thought and think about this: living your dream life debt free. . Realizing your dream life debt free is not only about earning more money. Minimize “1-0”.

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WHY We Want to Be Debt Free

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It’s frustrating to work hard and see only slight improvements and achievements. 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. We want our daughters to understand how cash works, not how credit can ruin.

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Meet Amanda & Daniel. They Paid Off $68,000 in Debt in 8 Months.

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Amanda & Daniel. Together they blog about becoming debt free and location independence in order to serve the world at Life with a Mission. What inspired you to get debt free? We have always loved to travel and do missions work for our church.

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