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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

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But at the beginning of our journey to pay off the debt, I was listening to Dave Ramsey on the radio. As part of his baby steps, he does not advocate contributing to retirement until after you’ve paid off non-mortgage debts and saved 3-6 months of expenses in an emergency fund. We said NO a lot.

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How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!)

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I came up with strategies to help us pay for yearly bills, large expenses, and we were able to pay off debts. How to Watch Great TV without Cable – We were able to cut $50/month by giving up cable, yet we still watch great TV. During that time, I started to budget for everything.

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