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

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Amanda got really upset once, because there wasn’t ten dollars to go out to lunch with a friend. Daniel was working a lot of hours while we paid off our debt. Was there something that you gave up that you will go back to now that you are debt free? It’s feels nice to spend money on a date night out.

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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

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In September 2019, my husband and I accomplished our biggest financial goal in our almost 20 years of marriage. It was so big that I cried for two days straight– we paid off six figures in non-mortgage debts. But once we started our Debt Freedom Plan, we cut restaurants back to once a week. 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. Personally, budgeting has allowed us to control of our money, reach financial goals, and start planning for our dream life. – Food: groceries, meals out, school lunches.

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