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

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We started paying it off when we got married and became debt free just shy of our second anniversary. What inspired you to become debt free? I had watched my parents pay off their debt, including their house, when I was a pre-teen, which really influenced me. I initiated paying off the debt.

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Meet Amanda & Daniel. They Paid Off $68,000 in Debt in 8 Months.

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Daniel is a WordPress plugin developer at grow development and blogs at [link]. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. Daniel is continuing to grow his business.

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

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So whether that’s hiking across the beautiful Sussex Downs, growing my own vegetables or taking my binoculars out for a spot of bird watching I rarely spend much time indoors. However, over time, as the debt grew thanks to interest charges and mismanagement on my part, the monthly payments started to grow out of control.

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Start Planning and Budgeting for Summer TODAY!

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Visit a State Park – Do you like to picnic, hike, swim, camp, bike, bird watch, canoe, fish, and spend your free time exploring the great outdoors? This post is a growing list of reviews from travel bloggers. You can enjoy all of these activities and more at a state park! 20 Delicious Recipes for your Summer Cookout.

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

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It can be difficult to watch others succeed with their goals. They also made the commitment to stay away from debt for good. Shannon from Growing Slower says her most powerful strategy to achieving their goal was to write it down and have a plan. A very good friend gave herself one year to get her new business off the ground.

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

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It was like 40 feet away from me and I watched the entire thing. On the flip side, I ate a lot of cheap food while I was paying off debt, and definitely don’t do that now. Our financial goals have shifted to growing my new business. One night there was a drive-by-shooting right outside my window.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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mbhunter from Mighty Bargain Hunter asks Are you contributing to this debt clock? Watch out! , and says, “The big debt clock is over $14 trillion now, but this other one is approaching $1 trillion, and may affect you more directly.&#. Sean Smarty from Grow Money talks about How to Invest During College.