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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. 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. Avoid student debt so you can start your adult life after graduation.

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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. How much debt did you pay off?

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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. I work full time in IT and my wife works part time in retail. I started my blog Debt Discipline to help keep us accountable while paying off our debt.

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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. Krystal & Josh’s Debt Free Story. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? It took us four years, but we paid off over $80,000 of debt! We are debt. debts one by one. What inspired you to become debt free?

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Meet a Reader | Mid-Atlantic Julia

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In my free time I enjoy canning and preserving food (well, I enjoy the results of it, ha!), We knew that I would likely not be working full time much longer as we wanted to start a family, so we chose a house that was in a low price range and got a 15-year mortgage. canned peaches = summer in a jar 2.

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Meet Carrie. She Paid Off $14,000 in Debt in 14 Months.

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Carrie. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? After my first marriage fell apart, I ended up with over $14,000 of consumer debt, made up of a car loan and credit cards. What inspired you to get debt free? Tell us about you and your family. Where are you from?

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #236 – May 11, 2012

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’ Financial Planning Ashley presents Should I Get Married with Debt? Several weeks ago, I made the decision that it was about time to start looking for a new full time job. Do you have thousands of dollars worth of student loan debt and/or credit card debt? I find myself looking more and more often.

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