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

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She and her husband paid off $147,000 in debt–including their home. After paying off the debt, she was able to quit her job to pursue her passion. She blogs at The Debt Myth. What are your hobbies? That’s one of my hobbies.) Then my husband decided to pay off his car.

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Meet Doug & Laura. They Paid off $23,000 in 16 Months. | Debt Free Stories

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Together they paid off $23,000 in 16 months. What are your hobbies? We put any extra money that would come in toward our debt. What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. Make paying off debt a priority. Where are you from?

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

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What are your hobbies? I’m a former 3rd grade teacher, but now a stay at home mom and a graphic designer of Joyful Art Designs. There were two things that inspired us to pay off debt. Our plans for me to be a stay at home mom on one teacher salary. What do you and your spouse do for a living?

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

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What are your hobbies? San Antonio, Texas is our home when we aren’t traveling the world. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. Daniel took on an extra job doing support work for an online company that he could do from home. We ate at home a lot and watched our food budget carefully.

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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? 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. Where are you from?

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Find out how Lydia & her Husband Paid off $36,000 in Debt in 2 Years

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What are your hobbies? I am a stay at home mom and freelance marketer and my husband works in the construction industry. The fear of losing my baby led to the desire for me to be a stay at home mom, but I knew that would never work if we were in such debt. To pay off our home early.

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Find out how Jessica & Her Husband Paid off $175,000 of Debt

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What are your hobbies? I am a stay at home mom to 3 kiddos and a cockapoo named Otis. We live a pretty busy lives and when given free weekends at home we love spending time at home on our little farm. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? 130K in mortgage debt.

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