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10 Smart Ways to Become Debt Free

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It’s no secret, I am fascinated, encouraged, and border-line obsessed with debt freedom. The idea of becoming debt free makes me downright giddy. So I love to hear the success stories of others who have found debt freedom. What did they specifically do to become debt free? 10 Smart Ways to Become Debt Free.

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Find out How Drew & Farrah Paid off $200k of debt, including their HOME

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So I’m thrilled to bring you today’s story, because I actually watched this couple’s debt free scream when it was live on the show. Drew & Farrah’s Debt Free Story. Drew works full time for Department of Defense. Farrah works part time for Department of Defense. What kind of debt was it?

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Meet a Reader | Beth from VA

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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. teacher gift made by my husband If she chooses to stay, she will get an immediate salary bump and they will pay for her to become a paramedic if she wants. Apply it toward debt.

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Find out How Acadia & Her Husband Paid off $97,000 in Student Loans

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Acadia. My husband works as an architect and I teach art part time at my son’s school. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? All of our debt was $97,000 in student loan debt. The other part of this story is that we had to massively downsize.

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Meet a Reader | Jennifer from Arkansas

The Frugal Girl

Staying out of debt was/is very important to me & miraculously I have succeeded this far, praise God. Now-I’m a single parent who works part-time, cares for my elder mother, homeschools & runs a farm. What’s the easiest/hardest part of being frugal? This means funds are tight.

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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. There are many gift ideas that don’t cost a dime.

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Revenge Spending and Other Married Money Tricks

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The New York Daily news reported that wife of Yankee ball player Alex Rodriguez’s wife ran up credit card debt of $100,000 when she found out about a dalliance between he and Madonna. If he indulges in his penchant for gifting HIS favorite cause, I send equal amounts to my struggling brother. He was pretty angry about that.

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