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Find out how Maureen Paid off $79,540 in Credit Card & Student Loan Debt

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Maureen. She writes at A Debt Free Stress Free Life. I’m single, have a grown daughter, I’ll soon be a grandmother and I’m a care taker to my elderly mother. I’m single, have a grown daughter, I’ll soon be a grandmother and I’m a care taker to my elderly mother. Where are you from?

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Meet a Reader | Beth from VA

The Frugal Girl

The focus was on saving money and resources and living in an eco-conscious way. How did you get interested in saving money? I was always in debt, which has been a tremendous source of shame for me. What’s the “why” behind your money-saving efforts? Apply it toward debt. Fun fact: J.D.

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Exploring Veteran’s Benefits

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We don’t like debt. We should have applied for a VA mortgage right after he got out of the Army in 1974 instead of waiting 4 years and saving up a down payment to get a commercial mortgage. VA Mortgage. Consequently, now that we are financially independent we tend not to take out mortgages.

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Find out how Jessica paid off $56,000 of student loans, credit cards, and a car loan.

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Jessica. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? I had $56,000 of debt when I decided to become debt free. What inspired you to get debt free? The inspiration to pay off my debt was watching my grandmother balance her checkbook.

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Meet Stacy. She and her husband paid off $20,000 in 8 Months.

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Today’s debt free story is from Stacy. She shares delicious recipes, money saving tips and frugal living posts at her blog, Stacy Makes Cents. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We were debt free before I was 30 , including our home. What inspired you to get debt free?

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