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

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We put any extra money that would come in toward our debt. What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. Make paying off debt a priority. If you’re going to get serious about becoming debt free, you have to make that your first priority.

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How Krystal and Josh paid off $80k in 4 years!

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What habits did you form while being debt free that will now stick. racks FIRST when shopping for clothes and shoes. Eating out, buying shoes, whatever. you are debt free? When we first started paying off debt we really didn’t have anything to. What are your financial goals now?

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

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Charissa. She helps readers gain control of their finances and live well on a budget at her blog Cook with a Shoe . However, since paying off our debt, I have become a much bigger fan of the baby steps laid out by Dave Ramsey and really see the wisdom in paying off debt in that fashion.

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