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5 Steps to Crush Debt in 2016 + FREE Debt Payoff Goal Tracker

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It will be quite a feat because by my calculations we’ll be short each month if we just apply our debt snowball payment. We need to find/earn even more money each month to throw at the debt to make our goal by December 31, 2016. What are you willing to give up to reach your goal? What’s important to you?

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2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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A lot of life happened over 7 years and our plan changed slightly, but our goal remains to achieve complete freedom from debt. Updates on our Debt Freedom Plan over the years: Our Original Debt Freedom Plan – written in March 2014. Our 2019 Financial Goal. We can now move on to other financial goals.

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

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Who initiated the debt free goal? Were there arguments during the time you were working on your debt? Finances have definitely been the biggest strain in our 11 years of marriage. Was there something that you gave up that you will go back to now that you are debt free? What are your financial goals now?

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Create your debt freedom plan

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Something happens mentally when you WRITE down your goals and plans for execution. We used Dave Ramsey’s debt snowball method. | We originally (and naively) estimated that we would be done by end of 2016, however, 2016 was not been kind to us, and we moved this goal into 2017. How to Create your own Debt Freedom Plan.

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

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We had tried other methods in the past, but found this one suited us best since it forced us to focus on one goal at a time, rather than trying to do it all (pay off debt and contribute to savings and retirement). What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt.

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Find out how Jessica & Her Husband Paid off $175,000 of Debt

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He was always trying to put us on budgets, help us look for ways to save and not spend so much but we never found a system that worked for us and continued in spending behaviors that didn’t help advance goals. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. If married, who initiated the debt free goal?

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

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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. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. What are the reasons you want to get out of debt?

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