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

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We also went through multiple job losses, surgeries, huge car repairs, etc. Then the iPhone came out, and I figure other people might like to obsessively check their progress as much as I did, so I created Pay Off Debt , an app to help people keep track of their debt snowball and stay motivated. to a high of maybe $80,000/year.

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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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It took me five years to pay off my debt but two of those years I had a job loss, I was taking care of my grandparents and I had lost my motivation and drive to pay off the debt. What are your financial goals now? My next big hairy audacious goal is to buy a home with cash! Was there a particular event?