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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 met in college and currently both feel drawn toward higher education. While we currently live in Oregon, in a few weeks we will be moving to western New York to both start new careers in higher education.

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4 Reasons to Graduate Debt-Free

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Students now more than ever are graduating into a life of student loan payments, debt, and economic uncertainty. Generation Y are more educated than generations prior, and there is a common notion that a degree is now worth what a high school diploma was once worth. Avoid student debt so you can start your adult life after graduation.

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Create your debt freedom plan

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Many years ago, my husband and I faced what we thought was an insurmountable hurdle– six figures of non-mortgage debts. Prior to FPU, we thought we were doing well financially and never considered that we had too much debt. But Dave Ramsey’s view of debt is very different. Debt is Dumb and Cash is King.”. “…and

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How this Couple Eliminated $180,000 of Debt in 12 Months!

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The segment was so inspiring that I reached out to her to see if she would participate in the Debt Free Stories series. She hosts a You Tube channel, The Former Mrs. Jones , where she vlogs about budgeting, debt free living, and family life. Meet the Former Mrs. Jones: Her Debt Free Story.

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Find out how Deacon & his Wife Paid off $52,000 of Debt in 18 Months

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Deacon. I own two different business, Phoenix SEO Company which helps businesses get on the first page of Google and Well Kept Wallet which is a Financial Education company. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We paid off $52,000 in consumer debt.

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Scholarship Search: KC Scholars (Kansas City Area)

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KC Scholars continues to exemplify quality education standards for local students of varying circumstances. Through this generous program, deserving applicants are awarded an opportunity to earn their college degree debt free. In graduate school, at Harvard Law, is where his calling to​​ education truly came to life.

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Do the Rich Use Debt Differently?

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It was nearly impossible to figure out exactly how the program would work for each query, because, as Bonnie Baker (the engaging and energetic DB2 speaker) used to put it “It depends” Likewise with understanding whether the rich use debt differently than the rest of us… it depends. It depends on how the debt is managed.

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