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

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Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? We have led 7 sessions of Financial Peace University mostly to keep ourselves motivated. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. Paying off debt can be done!

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

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About $52,000 of that $147K was consumer debt (credit cards, a student loan, a car loan, a home improvement loan, etc.) But it wasn’t a decade of nothing but paying off debt. When we first started we couldn’t have even conceived of becoming completely debt free. What inspired you to get debt free?

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

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Meet The Achievers: Deacon and his wife paid off $52,000 in debt in 18 months. His 2017 goal is to make $100,000 in online income. Maureen, from The Debt Free Mess Free Life , suggests that you understand what motivates you to act unwisely and spend frivolously (if that is your situation). Make a commitment. .

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

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When Jon and I were married, we acknowledged that high paying careers were not on the docket for us, knowing that we wanted to have both comfortable and generous lives we decided that we would have to be incredibly diligent with our resources. The first step in this diligence was paying off debt.

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

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Now we had yet another payment to add to the mix, and I honestly didn’t know how I was going to make it all work. 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).

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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I know I sometimes get bogged down with too many options and I can take forever to make a decision. Philip from Deliver Away Debt shares his story: How I Delivered Away My Debt. If we make effort we will succeed. Sometimes a charitable contribution can make a direct impact on your life and others. How about you?

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

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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. What do you want to do, but you are hampered by debt?

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