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

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Amanda got really upset once, because there wasn’t ten dollars to go out to lunch with a friend. Daniel was working a lot of hours while we paid off our debt. Is there anything else you’d like to add that you think would help the readers who want to become debt free? Paying off debt can be done!

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Saving Tips & Free Crediting Monitoring

For the Mommas

Saving more (52%), spending less (19%) and paying off debt (19%). Bring your lunch to work more frequently. Paying Off Debt. After taking a look at your holiday shopping credit card bill, you may (unsurprisingly) groan and vow to pay off your debt as quickly as possible.

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20 Tips for Frugal Living

For the Mommas

You can use the difference in income to pay off debt, save or invest. And as an added bonus, leftovers make a great lunch the next day. Instead of eating out, pack your lunch. 20 Tips for Frugal Living. Living frugally allows you to not only spend less than what you earn, but also allows you to earn less.

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5 Ways to Reduce Your Debt

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Look at cutting back on little luxuries such as eating out at lunch each day or in the evenings. Instead pack a lunch and cook some simple meals at home for dinner. This savings can be directly applied towards your smaller debts such as credit and store cards in order to clear them more quickly. See where you can make cutbacks.

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How Angela & Jeff paid off $58,000 of Debt in 2 Years

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We had tried other methods in the past, but found this one suited us best since it forced us to focus on one goal at a time, rather than trying to do it all (pay off debt and contribute to savings and retirement). What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt.

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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

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In fact, there would be entire weekends that we ate at a restaurant for every single meal–breakfasts, lunch, and dinner…AND ice cream cones for dessert! But once we started our Debt Freedom Plan, we cut restaurants back to once a week. Living a life focused on paying off debt is not always easy.

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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. – Food: groceries, meals out, school lunches. During that time, I started to budget for everything. Every aspect of our lives was included in our budget.

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