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2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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We were mentally exhausted from the previous few years with paying off debts and medical bills, but in January 2019, I could see the home stretch and felt really comfortable that we could have this last non-mortgage loan paid off by the end of the year. 4 – Pay off all Non-Mortgage Debt. | DONE September 2019!!!

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Create your debt freedom plan

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To stay motivated I would listen to the debt-free screams on The Dave Ramsey Show. If others could knock out debt, we could too. We sent our very last payment to my husband’s student loan in September 2019, the same month I turned 50. We also had some building repairs that we needed to cash flow. Brain dump!

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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

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In September 2019, my husband and I accomplished our biggest financial goal in our almost 20 years of marriage. It was so big that I cried for two days straight– we paid off six figures in non-mortgage debts. When the smallest loan was paid off, we put that minimum payment towards the next smallest loan.

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