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A year ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer on 2/24. Couldn't have been more scared for our future. This year I paid off the rest of our debt on 2/24. Yep, all of it, even all of the new medical bills incurred through 2011. It's ALL GONE! Just like the cancer - Gone Gone Gone!!!!! Now...

Hello everyone, I've lurked on the forums long enough. I want to make a public statement. I have talked about begin debt-free over and over and over threw the years but then I would continue to make choices that did not sit with that idea. Mostly bad financial decisions. But I own those...

Last week while chatting with our marriage counselor we mentioned that we had no credit cards. You should have seen the look on his face. I think he didn't believe us. He then went into about how important it is that we have one. It's just the way it is he says. He said that I HAVE to get one...

It’s very frustrating when people who don’t know us well attribute our decent financial situation to “luck.” As in, “You’re so lucky that you don’t have debt,” or, “You’re so lucky not to have to worry about your bills.” The conversation usually ends with the other person saying something along...

One of the things you learn when you live a life committed to being debt free is how to get by in tough times. We’ve had our share of lean years, emergencies, and layoffs and yet we’ve always managed to remain debt free. The worst time I can remember was after we were first married and were both...

I think hearing about someone else's financial progress helps others keep on going. I, for one, enjoy reading the threads where someone has made a significant step forward. So what have you accomplished since starting you frugal lifestyle, and are you as far as you thought you would be at this...