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

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My wife is in sales for a software company and I am a fundraiser for a local non-profit that helps the homeless. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We paid off just over $23,000 in one year and four months. We put any extra money that would come in toward our debt.

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

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We sold extra items that we weren’t using through Craigslist and garage sales. Daniel was able to sell the rights to some of the software he developed. The software generated a monthly revenue, but we were able to sell them to pay off the rest of our debt immediately. 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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My husband is a software QA engineer and until last week I was a web content administrator. About $52,000 of that $147K was consumer debt (credit cards, a student loan, a car loan, a home improvement loan, etc.) From start to finish it took us a very long time — I would guess 10 years. What inspired you to get debt free?

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How to Recognize the Hidden Costs of Christmas & Trim the Fat

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Start the New Year off right by making a commitment to save money and pay off debt. Look for sources of cash that you can tap into and pay down debt. This site uses affiliate links. Although gas prices have been lower lately, hovering around $3.20 per gallon during the holidays. All rights reserved.

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Find out how Richard paid off $40,000 of debt

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Of course, the British climate isn’t always kind, but I’m pleased to say the weather recently has been glorious and I’ve been making full use of it! Could I eliminate that software subscription? Could I knock $20 off my grocery shopping somehow? I started to ask myself if I’d use the item right then.

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