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

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We have always loved to travel and do missions work for our church. Daniel can work anywhere there is an internet connection and the kids can homeschool anywhere, but we didn’t have the money to buy the plane tickets or book AirBnB apartments. We have led 7 sessions of Financial Peace University mostly to keep ourselves motivated.

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Meet Krista & Jon Who Paid Off $36,000 | Debt Free Stories

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We’ll live in a dorm (which fits us perfectly but we know sounds terrible to others) in our own apartment while I (Krista) work in student development providing mentoring/counseling/student discipline to the 150 women in the dorm and Jon will work right across the street as the assistant director of admissions.

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How this Couple Eliminated $180,000 of Debt in 12 Months!

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My husband is an extremely hard worker as he works and goes to school full time. He has paid a price to win with hard work and sacrifice to reach his goals, and I truly admire him for that. One evening my husband came home from work and mentioned that he forget to get gas in his truck on the way home. We sold EVERYTHING!

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Find out How Drew & Farrah Paid off $200k of debt, including their HOME

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So I’m thrilled to bring you today’s story, because I actually watched this couple’s debt free scream when it was live on the show. Drew works full time for Department of Defense. Farrah works part time for Department of Defense. We love church and missions work. Please welcome Drew & Farrah.

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

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Personally, budgeting has allowed us to control of our money, reach financial goals, and start planning for our dream life. How to Watch Great TV without Cable – We were able to cut $50/month by giving up cable, yet we still watch great TV. If you are new to budgeting, review and work on it every single day.

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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. ” By planning our meals and grocery list, I am able to maintain our grocery budget and still eat very well. My kids are now almost 15 and 12 and eat as much as adults! How do you eat an elephant?

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Find out how Richard paid off $40,000 of debt

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So whether that’s hiking across the beautiful Sussex Downs, growing my own vegetables or taking my binoculars out for a spot of bird watching I rarely spend much time indoors. These days, I’m pleased to say, I have moved on, and now work in a marketing role – enjoying far more civilized working hours.

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