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

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We live in metro Phoenix, in a 70s tract house that we’ve been gradually re-doing. About $52,000 of that $147K was consumer debt (credit cards, a student loan, a car loan, a home improvement loan, etc.) But it wasn’t a decade of nothing but paying off debt. Then my husband decided to pay off his car.

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Thrifty Thinking: Valentine's Day

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billion on the holiday this year, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2023's Best Places for Valentine’s Day. Phoenix, AZ 18. Do you have any tips for how singles can get their finances relationship-ready? Taking time to improve your finances may lead to better romantic prospects.”

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Find out how Charissa and Her Husband Paid Off $7665 of Debt and Cash Flowed College

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She helps readers gain control of their finances and live well on a budget at her blog Cook with a Shoe . My husband and I live in the Phoenix metro area in the beautiful southwest desert of Arizona. I also wanted to pay off the student loans he had, and see him graduate without occurring any more debt.

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