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The Age Old Question: Should You Pay Off Debt or Save?

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The post The Age Old Question: Should You Pay Off Debt or Save? appeared first on Penny Pinchin' Mom. Should you pay off debt or save? So, you want to get started on debt repayment so you can focus on other financial goals? Should you pay off debt or save?

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

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I’m a former 3rd grade teacher, but now a stay at home mom and a graphic designer of Joyful Art Designs. 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.

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Start Planning and Budgeting for Summer TODAY!

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Mom, when are we going camping?”…”How Swap with another family who could use a date night too. Get out on the Rail Trails – Rail trails are old railway lines that have been converted to multi-use paths designed for pedestrian, bicycle, skating, equestrian, and/or light motorized traffic.

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

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I am a stay at home mom and freelance marketer and my husband works in the construction industry. How much debt did you pay off? I ended up spending the remainder of my pregnancy using a cane. Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living?

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

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I am a stay at home mom to 3 kiddos and a cockapoo named Otis. We saved any that we could from my husbands checks, we sold things from around the house on craigslist and ultimately we started taking everything we earned from our photography business which was a normal part of income for us and used it all on debt.

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Meet Stacy. She and her husband paid off $20,000 in 8 Months.

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I’m a stay-at-home homeschooling mom to Annie (5), Andy (2), and Eli (2 months). We were debt free before I was 30 , including our home. The only debt we had was a mortgage – however when we first got married we were stupid and bought a Mercedes. We ended up using my remaining collage savings to pay that off.

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