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

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Welcome to Debt Free Stories. She and her husband paid off $147,000 in debt–including their home. After paying off the debt, she was able to quit her job to pursue her passion. She blogs at The Debt Myth. Quitting my job is one of the things being debt free has enabled us to do.

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Where we found money in April

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I have used the extra money to pay off debt, fund family trips, or build up our Christmas savings. Credit Card Cash Back Redemptions in April: $439.62. Years ago during our Debt Freedom Plan, I avoided using credit cards, not because we had credit card debt, but I was trying to limit our overall spending.

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Where we found money in March 2021

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I have used the extra money to pay off debt, fund family trips, or build up our Christmas savings. Credit Card Cash Back: $175. I redeemed $175 for gift cards from our business credit card’s cashback program. We use this credit card for almost all of our business expenses and we pay it off every month.

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Find out How Acadia & Her Husband Paid off $97,000 in Student Loans

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Acadia. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? All of our debt was $97,000 in student loan debt. We had been paying on it our entire marriage, but could not afford to pay too much above the minimum payment requirement. Downsizing.

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

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When we think about how much we spend at Christmas, we typically focus on how much we spend on gifts for other people. Self-Gifting. According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), self-gifting is down this year. Start the New Year off right by making a commitment to save money and pay off debt.

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

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Charissa. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We paid off $7,665 worth of credit cards, school loans and a car loan. We started paying it off when we got married and became debt free just shy of our second anniversary.

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Thrifty Thinking: Valentine's Day

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It also released its nationally representative 2023 Valentine’s Day Spending Survey , which found that more than 1 in 4 of Americans expect their Valentine to not spend any money on gifts this year. Virginia Beach, VA Valentine’s Day Spending Survey – Key Stats Some People Anticipate Smaller Gifts. Bad Credit Might Keep You Single.