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Find Out How Olivia & Her Husband Paid off Their Mortgage in 33 Months

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We made sure we could afford the monthly payments on a 15 year mortgage, with the mindset that we would pay more each month. What inspired you to get debt free? There were two things that inspired us to pay off debt. And this is just on a mortgage, not including any credit card or student loan debt.

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Find out how Richard paid off $40,000 of debt

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In total I estimate I paid off round $40,000 worth of debt, though depressingly a fair chunk of that was just interest. I left university, as so many do, with a fair chunk of debt. Could I knock $20 off my grocery shopping somehow? Paying off debt and growing savings is a means to an end.

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