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How to Achieve Your Financial Goals (tips from the achievers)

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Wonder what sets you apart from the people that seem to crush their financial goals? They pay off mountains of debt and scream about debt freedom, or maybe they save gobs of money in a record amount of time, or they have considerable success with their new small business. Getting Started.

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Meet Amanda & Daniel. They Paid Off $68,000 in Debt in 8 Months.

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Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? We have led 7 sessions of Financial Peace University mostly to keep ourselves motivated. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. We ate at home a lot and watched our food budget carefully.

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Meet Krista & Jon Who Paid Off $36,000 | Debt Free Stories

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When Jon and I were married, we acknowledged that high paying careers were not on the docket for us, knowing that we wanted to have both comfortable and generous lives we decided that we would have to be incredibly diligent with our resources. The first step in this diligence was paying off debt.

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

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I watched her and her husband’s debt free scream on The Dave Ramsey Show. You can find Angela at her You Tube channel, Our Life…on a Budget , where she vlogs about getting out of debt and staying there! What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. What are your financial goals now?

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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They are also there working with you to help you reach your goals; even those financial goals. mbhunter from Mighty Bargain Hunter asks Are you contributing to this debt clock? Watch out! , Jeff Rose from Good Financial Cents shares Questions to Ask About Balance Transfer Cards.

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Meet Carrie. She Paid Off $14,000 in Debt in 14 Months.

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It was like 40 feet away from me and I watched the entire thing. I knew then, that no matter what it took, I had to dig myself out of this financial situation and move. Yes, I did follow a few of Dave Ramsey’s strategies, but I also starting reading other finance blogs to see how they paid off debt so quickly.

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How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!)

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I came up with strategies to help us pay for yearly bills, large expenses, and we were able to pay off debts. Personally, budgeting has allowed us to control of our money, reach financial goals, and start planning for our dream life. During that time, I started to budget for everything. They will be helpful.

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