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

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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. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. Find your Why. I initiated paying off the debt.

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5 Essential Money Tips for Newlyweds

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Pretty soon, though, you are likely to find that not everything is perfect all the time. Get to the Bottom of Your Money Motivations. First of all, it’s important to get to the bottom of your money motivations. First of all, it’s important to get to the bottom of your money motivations. Set Goals Together.

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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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I had planned to pay it all off in 2.5 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 inspired you to get debt free?

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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. Daniel was working a lot of hours while we paid off our debt.

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

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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. She and her husband also used a visual motivation chart posted on their refrigerator. S = Be SPECIFIC. T = Make it TIME-BASED.

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2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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Happy New Year’s 2019: In January 2019, we were down to one final non-mortgage loan, so we created just one financial goal for the year—-to pay off that last non-mortgage debt by December. When that loan was paid off, we put that full amount towards the third loan and this continued until September 2019.

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Create your debt freedom plan

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Paying off our six figures of non-mortgage debt was one of the happiest days of my life, and really is the defining step of this entire plan. To stay motivated I would listen to the debt-free screams on The Dave Ramsey Show. If others could knock out debt, we could too. Is it to get creditors off your back?

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