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06 : How We Paid Off $65,000 in Debt in 2.5 Years on a $76k Income

from The Daily Penny · host Karlee Kuykendall

When I think about our debt payoff story, it really does put a lump in my throat. Not just because of what Erik and I accomplished, but because I think about how we're setting up our future grandkids and great-grandkids to be better off than we are.I think every generation has this desire for their kids to be better off than they were. I know our parents did.Today, I'm sharing the full story of how my husband Erik and I paid off $65,000 in debt in about 2.5 years while making a combined gross income of just $76,000.BLOG POST for today's episodeTOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER bookFINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY courseINSTAGRAM POST from 2021 (about our debt payoff journey)

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When I think about our debt payoff story, it really does put a lump in my throat. Not just because of what Erik and I accomplished, but because I think about how we're setting up our future grandkids and great-grandkids to be better off than we are. I think every generation has this desire for their kids to be better off than they were. I know our parents did. Today, I'm sharing the full story of how my husband Erik and I paid off $65,000 in debt in about 2.5 years while making a combined gro...

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