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Find Out How Ruth and Her Husband Paid off Their Mortgage

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We live in Florida. It’s easy to get visitors when you live in Florida! We paid off our law school and car loans several years ago, just because we didn’t like having them hang over our heads, but then we took a Financial Peace University class and made it our goal to pay off our house as well. I also like to garden.

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Buying A House In 2023: A Step-By-Step Guide

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Sellers still have an edge in many areas, thanks to a continued scarcity of houses, and no one expects a dramatic housing market crash. Get started: Define your personal and financial goals. Johnson, a real estate economist at Florida Atlantic University and co-author of the Beracha, Hardin & Johnson Buy vs. Rent Index.

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Find out How Drew & Farrah Paid off $200k of debt, including their HOME

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We took a mini vacation to Florida. What are your financial goals now? Share a goal with your spouse and keep it in front of you as motivation when times get hard. Thank you Drew and Farrah for sharing your Debt Free Story. Watch their Debt Free Scream here! During the journey he nipped that in the bud.

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How Angela & Jeff paid off $58,000 of Debt in 2 Years

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We’re looking forward to going back to our annual trips to Florida, except this time we’ll be saving up and paying for those trips with cash rather than putting them on the credit card, and hope and pray that we can find a way to pay for it later. What are your financial goals now?

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Find out how Jessica paid off $56,000 of student loans, credit cards, and a car loan.

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My childhood was split between Florida, Ohio and Minnesota. I am now back living in South Florida. What are your financial goals now? My next big hairy audacious goal is to buy a home with cash! Saving for retirement – or a version of retirement – is also a goal. Where are you from?