How We Paid off $100k in Debt – Part 1
Scared and Hopeless Hi, my name is Stacie and not very long ago I was scared to go out to my mailbox every day, scared to answer the phone or sometimes even my door. I was scared because I knew that...
View ArticleHow We Paid off $100k in Debt – Part 2
The Second Step Waking up and realizing you are over $100k in debt is a pretty big shock (read part 1 about how we found ourselves that deeply in debt here). We didn’t own lots of real estate, jewelry...
View ArticleHow We Paid off $100k in Debt – Part 3
But HOW do you get out of debt? (Read part 1 of our story here and read part 2 of our story here) Hope is a wonderful, powerful thing – but it will only get you so far. I can hope and hope for a...
View ArticleHow We Paid off $100k in Debt – Part 4
The Long Haul Whew, 8 debts paid off in 5 months – what a feeling (read more about that here)! Just like losing weight though there seems to be a plateau that you hit where it feels like you’re not...
View ArticleHow We Paid off $100k in Debt – Part 5
Losing Your Home Sucks As you probably read in part 4 of my story, we managed to pay off 8 debts in about 6 months which was great. From that point on though the rest of our debts were larger so they...
View ArticleHow We Paid off $100k in Debt – Part 6
And Now for Something Completely Different 2012 ushered in many new changes for us as you probably read about in part 5 of my story. Along with moving into a new house and renting instead of owning my...
View ArticleHow We Paid off $100k in Debt – Part 7
One more Challenge The end of 2012 felt like we were in a good place and things were settled down after the short sale and my starting a business (read about those challenges here). Things were calm...
View ArticleMoney – How can I get more?
What is Money? Almost everyone wants to earn more money than they are today. A lot of people feel trapped in dead-end jobs or jobs they like but that don’t pay enough to help them get ahead. Before you...
View ArticleGet out of Debt Free Card!
Don’t you wish there was a real “Get Out of Debt Free” card in life? Unfortunately, there’s not. In real life it’s going to be up to you to get yourself out of debt. Most people will never make it a...
View ArticleThe Real Cost of Your Debt
Most people know that paying cash for purchases, paying more than the minimum payments and paying off your debts early will save you money, but just how much? Take a graphic look at the actual cost of...
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