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5 Steps to CRUSH Debt + FREE Debt Payoff Goal Tracker

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Did you make a goal to pay off debt this year? For many years, we made a yearly goal to chip away at our six figures of non-mortgage debt. It took us years to pay it all off, but we achieved it in 2019. 2 – Create your Debt Freedom Plan. This list became our personal Debt Freedom Plan.

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Start Planning and Budgeting for Summer TODAY!

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Swap with another family who could use a date night too. Visit a State Park – Do you like to picnic, hike, swim, camp, bike, bird watch, canoe, fish, and spend your free time exploring the great outdoors? We used to live near a trail that was very shaded and had picnic tables along the path. Share in the comments!

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

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What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. We sold extra items that we weren’t using through Craigslist and garage sales. 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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5 Steps to Crush Debt in 2016 + FREE Debt Payoff Goal Tracker

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We want to crush our debts as quickly as possible, because quite honestly there are better things to do with our money then to send it off to creditors every month. 5 Steps to Crush Debt in 2016. 1 – Calculate your debt. Calculate how much debt you have by using my free Family Balance Sheet.

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

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It can be difficult to watch others succeed with their goals. She and her husband also used a visual motivation chart posted on their refrigerator. They wanted to feel the money leave their wallets in real time vs. waiting for the bill to come at the end of the month, so they used envelopes for these categories. Getting Started.

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

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I watched her and her husband’s debt free scream on The Dave Ramsey Show. You can find Angela at her You Tube channel, Our Life…on a Budget , where she vlogs about getting out of debt and staying there! Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living?

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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mbhunter from Mighty Bargain Hunter asks Are you contributing to this debt clock? Watch out! , and says, “The big debt clock is over $14 trillion now, but this other one is approaching $1 trillion, and may affect you more directly.&#. My parents have helped us in the past. Thanks for letting us know your secret.