Penny Pinchin' Mom

DECEMBER 17, 2023

The post The Age Old Question: Should You Pay Off Debt or Save? Should you pay off debt or save? So, you want to get started on debt repayment so you can focus on other financial goals? However, if you pay off these debts, there will be nothing left for investments in these tough financial times.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Read more about Shannon’s debt free journey. What inspired you to get debt free? Was there a particular event? In January 2013 there was a blog post on Keeper of the Home that first awakened me to the concept of living debt free. After we got out of debt, we did pay cash for a used car.

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JULY 2, 2015

We sold the majority of our possessions and now our family of 5 lives in a two bedroom apartment in the city as opposed to our much, much larger home in the suburbs. What inspired you to get debt free? Was there a particular event? It wasn’t really a particular event, but more of a particular feeling.

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APRIL 19, 2016

It was a mix of college loans, a personal loan from my parents (for college), an overdraft account, and credit card debt. What inspired you to get debt free? Was there a particular event? I had tried a lot of different things to get out of debt but nothing worked. What are your financial goals now?

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JANUARY 7, 2015

After we purchased our house, we decided that it would be our last debt – so we worked hard and paid the entire thing off in less than 8 years. What inspired you to get debt free? Was there a particular event? I was raised debt-free and Barry was introduced to a debt-free lifestyle from his grandmother and aunt.

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