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Where we found money in March 2021

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I have used the extra money to pay off debt, fund family trips, or build up our Christmas savings. I donated plasma 5 times in March which is short of my goal of 8 times. I redeemed $175 for gift cards from our business credit card’s cashback program. Yep, I found a $20 bill while running on the beach!

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Where we found money in April

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I have used the extra money to pay off debt, fund family trips, or build up our Christmas savings. redeemed for a $50 restaurant gift card from our business credit card. I donated plasma 5 times in April which is short of my goal of 8 times. Yep, I found a $20 bill while running on the beach!

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

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About $52,000 of that $147K was consumer debt (credit cards, a student loan, a car loan, a home improvement loan, etc.) But it wasn’t a decade of nothing but paying off debt. When we first started we couldn’t have even conceived of becoming completely debt free. What inspired you to get debt free?

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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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Find out How Acadia & Her Husband Paid off $97,000 in Student Loans

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We used my husband’s gifts for architecture, design, and carpentry to our advantage. We found our strengths and came up with a way to use those in getting out of debt. We have been given money ourselves during our process of paying off debt and try to remain grateful and giving. 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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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. What are the reasons you want to get out of debt?

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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.

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