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

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They paid off $36,000 in debt and cash flowed graduate school. What are your hobbies? After graduating with our bachelor’s degrees Jon and I had about $36,000 in debt between us. I (Krista) have always held an aversion to debt and during that 6 month grace period after I graduated I started attacking my student loans.

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

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What are your hobbies? When I graduated high school I went straight into the workforce as an accounting assistant, and did business school on nights and weekends. Who initiated the debt free goal? He leaves most of the financial goals up to me, but we make the decisions together. What are your financial goals now?

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Book Nook: The Good Slope

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One day, I was lying on our living room floor, recovering from three hours of baseball practice, when my husband and sons, now in kindergarten and first grade, told me they were walking to the graduation ceremonies at Brown University, a few blocks from our house in Providence, Rhode Island. This happiness comes through in my essays.

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Shannon & Her Husband Paid off $22,000 in 9 Months

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What are your hobbies? That’s about it for hobbies, as our little ones are 1 and 3. As many students do these days, we had tens of thousands of dollars of debt by the time we graduated with our Masters degrees. If married, who initiated the debt free goal? 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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What are your hobbies? I also wanted to pay off the student loans he had, and see him graduate without occurring any more debt. Make your goals visual. If married, who initiated the debt free goal? What are your financial goals now? Tell us about you and your family. Where are you from? Where could you go?

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10 Ways to Find Cash for your Summer Vacation

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My husband and I even use the drive time to our destination as time to talk through any goals, issues or other plans. Teach or Tutor your Skills & Hobbies. Decorate and sell cakes for birthdays, baby showers, graduation, etc. Time away can really clear your mind. 10 Ways to Find Cash for Your Summer Vacation.

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Yakezie Carnival – Credit Cards Edition

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Discussing how it is easier to eat healthy when you have food stamps but once that is gone or you have “graduated” from the program, you can no longer eat as well. Debt consolidation loans help minimize the payment you have to pay, which was a huge help back when I was a broke college graduate. Penge Snak!: