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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. 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. How much debt did you pay off? Where are you from?

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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

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It was so big that I cried for two days straight– we paid off six figures in non-mortgage debts. How we got to six figures of non-mortgage debt: In the summer of 2012, we found an opportunity to purchase an office building for our small business. After the first year, the new business debt weighed on me.

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Increase Your Income | 31 Days to Find $1000

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Find a Part-Time Job. Dave Ramsey is famous for telling his listeners to start delivering pizzas to claw their way out of debt. Find a Seasonal Part-Time Retail Job. Find a Seasonal Part-Time Retail Job. This is a great time to pick up a part-time job. 6 Ways to Increase Income.

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A mid-year update.

Finally Frugal

The good news is that I am on schedule to make more from my assorted part time jobs than I do at the full time job (now do you understand why I've not had the time or energy to update my blog more frequently?) So for those of you out there who are in debt up to your eyeballs (or armpits, or belly button.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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He then advises paying off your non-mortgage debt before fully funding an emergency fund with 3 – 6 months worth of expenses. Now that we’ve paid off six figures of non-mortgage debt , we are working on saving 6 months’ expenses and maybe even more. Dinner time can be stressful for everyone.

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Happy New Year!

Finally Frugal

Little did I know when I started this blog in January of 2008 that I would learn so much and come so far in my struggle to overcome my debt and control my spending. With that said, here are my goals for 2011: Attempt to double my income (from roughly $40,000 from the day job to $80,000 including all of my part time and full time income.

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Meet a Reader | Beth from VA

The Frugal Girl

I currently work part-time from home, mostly behind a computer. I was always in debt, which has been a tremendous source of shame for me. Apply it toward debt. Here’s Beth: 1. Tell us a little about yourself. I live just outside of Richmond, VA with my husband, 18-year-old twin daughters, and our two dogs.

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