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4 Reasons to Graduate Debt-Free

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Carrie. Tell us about you and your family. Yep, we’re newlyweds and eloped together in December 2013. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? It took just over a year (14 months to be exact) before I paid off all my debts and became debt free!

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Meet a Reader | Beth from VA

The Frugal Girl

Today we’re meeting a reader who’s been here since 2009 (!!) Tell us a little about yourself. I don’t use it much, but I have run background checks for divorced friends who are dating again through online apps. I was always in debt, which has been a tremendous source of shame for me. I’m 52.

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

Today, we’re meeting a reader who has managed to live for 2.5 Tell us a little about yourself When asked the question “Where are you from? My interest in frugality is less about saving money specifically, and more about making good use of the resources I have. years with no car (and two small kids!).

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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. Tell us about you and your family. 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. towards debt.

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Meet a Reader | Mid-Atlantic Julia

The Frugal Girl

Last year, to make a little extra cash, I started boarding dogs through Rover, and I am about to start a very very part time job using my RN license for a home care company. We’re in a semi -rural area within 30 minutes of a few good-sized towns, and within 2-3 hours of several major cities. for anyone curious ? )

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3 Important Lessons in Living Frugally, But Not Too Frugally

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I’ve unintentionally gone too far a few times, and in doing so, learned valuable lessons about trying too hard to live a frugal life. Losing Valuable Time. Being employed full-time and running two home-based businesses over the past few years, I’ve learned the true meaning of the phrase “time is money.&#

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