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Create your debt freedom plan

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We didn’t carry over credit card balances, we paid off our car notes early, and the interest rate on the student loan was at a low 2.75%. A student loan? We also didn’t feel comfortable with Dave’s suggestion of a $1000 starter emergency fund, which is his step #1. We thought we were doing really well.

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2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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I turned 50 …I know, I know, I don’t look a day over 30, because 50 is the new 30… …anyway, on the last Friday of September, we sent in the very last payment to my husband’s student loan and our goal of paying off our non-mortgage debt by the end of this year is complete!

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Our Debt Freedom Plan | Marriage & Money

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We didn’t have credit card debt, we paid off our car notes early, and the interest rate on the student loan was at a low 2.75%, so we thought we were doing okay. A student loan? Our non-mortgage debt is in the six figures and includes a student loan and business loans. Start college funds for our two girls.

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What Money Advice Would You Give Yourself If You Could Go Back in Time

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

When I’d do things like take out student loans even though I had a full-tuition scholarship and a sweet part-time job in the university cafeteria. I wasn’t doing anything wrong back then; my family lived within our means, we had an emergency fund, and we were saving for retirement and our son’s college costs.

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How to Achieve Your Financial Goals (tips from the achievers)

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Maureen eliminated $79,000 of credit card and student loan debt less than 3 years. Jessi and her husband paid off her student loans. Maureen, from The Debt Free Mess Free Life , suggests that you understand what motivates you to act unwisely and spend frivolously (if that is your situation). Make it visual.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Ryan from The Financial Student talks about Getting Rid of Student Loans. Some people find themselves buried under student loan debt with little chance of ever paying it off. Squirrelers from Squirrelers presents The Case for a Bigger Emergency Fund. Music to my ears!! Don’t worry, there are options.

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Our Big Financial Goal for 2016

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At the time, we had 4 business loans and 1 student loan that were weighing on us, so we created our Debt Freedom Plan. Finally, we are able to see the light at the end of the tunnel and are more motivated than ever to pay off these final two loans. The Game Plan: 1.