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

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What inspired you to get debt free? That inspired me to be intentional with my finances and to follow Dave’s six steps. When my wife and I got married, we both made the decision that our first financial priority would be becoming debt free. We put any extra money that would come in toward our debt. We do it together.

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Cool Things I Read This Week

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Reader Asks About Selling Home to Pay Off Debt – [link] I agree. Prairie Eco-Thrifter has Been Featured in the Carnival of Personal Finance # 297 [link] #. Prairie Eco-Thrifter has Been Featured in the Canadian Finance Carnival # 24 [link] #. RT @ Green_Panda Handling Your Finances – What is Being Frugal?

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Friday Links – Fridays Are Just Another Day

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Any one heading somewhere warm for a winter vacation? There were as always great reads out this week which I have highlighted below: Good Reads From The Blogosphere: If you’re tired of sky-high car insurance premiums, don’t miss Finance Fox’s post on alternative ways to save on car insurance. Enough about me.

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Over 40 and Worried about Money? Start here!

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But for our own safety net, we must make our finances a priority. We charted out our course of action to pay off debts and start saving for retirement. It’s taking forever for us to accomplish the step we’re on (paying off our non-mortgage debt), but we keep plugging away. It is a lot.

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Now without further adieu, I present you with the dozens of great reads written by Yakezie members and challengers alike this past week in our efforts to bring you timely insight on personal finance and lifestyle today. Don’t Quit Your Day Job: Refinance Your Mortgage and Pay the Same Amount?

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Find out how Jessica & Her Husband Paid off $175,000 of Debt

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We decided to declare it our year of health and align our diets and become more healthy, invest more in our community at church and clean up our finances. Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? If married, who initiated the debt free goal?

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Emergency Funds: Emergencies Happen When You Least Expect It

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Three to six months living expenses used to be what the personal finance experts recommended, but in today's environment, maybe six months to a year is more prudent. Don't confuse this money with vacation money or new furniture money. Which comes first: saving for an emergency OR paying off debt? Absolutely!