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2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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Our 2019 Financial Goal. Happy New Year’s 2019: In January 2019, we were down to one final non-mortgage loan, so we created just one financial goal for the year—-to pay off that last non-mortgage debt by December. We can now move on to other financial goals. 1st Update in June 2014. 2018 Update.

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Meet Amanda & Daniel. They Paid Off $68,000 in Debt in 8 Months.

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Tell us about you and your family. We realized that we wanted to travel as a family and the only thing keeping us from seeing the world was money. We have led 7 sessions of Financial Peace University mostly to keep ourselves motivated. Who initiated the debt free goal? What are your financial goals now?

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Create your debt freedom plan

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To stay motivated I would listen to the debt-free screams on The Dave Ramsey Show. We celebrated both occasions with a family cruise that we paid for with cash. During our debt payoff mode, we camped and went on beach trips with extended family, but never left the country…honestly, we never left the east coast.

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

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Tell us about you and your family. Many of their ideas were inspiring and their stories continued to motivate me through the entire process. He leaves most of the financial goals up to me, but we make the decisions together. What are your financial goals now? Today’s Debt Free Story is from Carrie.

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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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In my spare time, I love hanging out with family and friends, running (I have completed three half marathons) and singing in my church choir. It took me five years to pay off my debt but two of those years I had a job loss, I was taking care of my grandparents and I had lost my motivation and drive to pay off the debt.

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Find out how Charissa and Her Husband Paid Off $7665 of Debt and Cash Flowed College

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Tell us about you and your family. It was after I started listening to Dave Ramsey, that I started thinking about getting out of debt more quickly and realizing that it was definitely possible to become debt free. Have pictures of your Why around in your daily life to help keep you motivated. What are your financial goals now?

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How Angela & Jeff paid off $58,000 of Debt in 2 Years

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Tell us about you and your family. I knew that we had to do something different because we made a decent family income, but had nothing to show for it except for the mountain of bills that I had laid out in front of me. The work ethic definitely hasn’t eased since becoming debt free. What are your financial goals now?

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