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Meet Doug & Laura. They Paid off $23,000 in 16 Months. | Debt Free Stories

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Because we wanted to get out of debt as fast as possible, we stopped saving money after we had an emergency fund in place. What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally?

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How We Frugal-ed in June 2023

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Instead, I look for creative ways to save my family money in all aspects of our lives. 2 – We opened up high-interest savings accounts and earned $250 in interest. We got a late start on saving for college so a large portion of our college savings has been sitting in our checking account earning zilch.

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Personal loans A personal loan is an unsecured loan that, unlike a credit card, has equal monthly payments. Credit card balance transfers Transferring your debt to one credit card, known as a credit card balance transfer , could help you save money on interest. If you fail to repay the loan, you could lose your house to foreclosure.

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Meet Jackie. She and Her Husband Paid off $147,000 in Debt | Debt Free Stories

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I needed to count on myself and support my son, and that meant getting my financial life in order, starting with building an emergency fund for the first time. What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt? Building an emergency fund also helps enormously.

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How Krystal and Josh paid off $80k in 4 years!

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emergency fund, so we started throwing what little extra we had straight. What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put. When I make a weekly meal plan, it saves us money because. Not to mention all the money we save. each check into a savings account. amount of money we saved!

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Meet Aja. She & her husband Paid Off $110,000 in Debt

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What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? We agree on what happens to our extra cash and discuss weekly our goals for saving and investing as well as any big ticket purchases on the horizon.

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Shannon & Her Husband Paid off $22,000 in 9 Months

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I wasn’t comfortable keeping only $1,000 in an emergency fund with two little ones and just one income, so we didn’t follow that part of his plan. However, even if those things hadn’t come along, we were still on track to pay it off within 2 years just by saving every penny we could.

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