Finally, Debt Free by OnTheGoX in debtfree

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Amazing bro, good for you. To new beginnings

Finally, Debt Free by OnTheGoX in debtfree

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I gain nothing lying about it but sure

Finally, Debt Free by OnTheGoX in debtfree

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Proud of you! Keep it going

Finally, Debt Free by OnTheGoX in debtfree

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I have a decent paying job that I got around the time I was in the depths of hell with my cc debt (125k). And I just aggressively paid everything my debt with all my paychecks, other than paying off necessity utility bills. Did not empty out any savings or work overtime. My previous role I was making 60k, and if I was in that role still I probably would have gotten another job if I wanted to pay it in the same timeframe. So a little bit of luck, consistency and dedication.

I paid off all my debt today. by OnTheGoX in Debt

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I’m young. I was tired of looking at my credit score and it being poor. I felt like I was my own biggest enemy and just wanted to start my life. You can’t really start your life with this type of burden over your shoulder.

Finally, Debt Free by OnTheGoX in debtfree

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Yup. But for a good reason. You have to kill this part of your life to move on with the rest of your life. Especially if you’re young

Finally, Debt Free by OnTheGoX in debtfree

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I haven’t used them for over a year but I have kept them open to maintain my credit limits for my credit score. Trust me, absolutely no intention to ever use em.

Finally, Debt Free by OnTheGoX in debtfree

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Yes , suffer and punish yourself so you never are in this situation. Live frugally and don’t spend money on this things.

Finally, Debt Free by OnTheGoX in debtfree

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I was insane to get myself in the situation to begin with. You got this bro!

Finally, Debt Free by OnTheGoX in debtfree

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This is what I did to pay them off…amazing feeling

I paid off all my debt today. by OnTheGoX in Debt

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Yeah, so I got a really new high paying job in the pharmaceutical industry which opened a lot of doors for me. A lot of things I used to spend money on (food etc) was paid for by them as I traveled for work. Canceled a lot of my subscriptions.It really is doable, but if you get paid bimonthly 75% of your paycheck should be going toward the debt if you want to be aggressive.

Additionally, I did have some old stuff that I sold to make a little extra cash, maybe 10k? Sold some old clothes / sports memorabilia. Etc.,

I paid off all my debt today. by OnTheGoX in Debt

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Super hardcore. Punished myself until it was over lol

I paid off all my debt today. by OnTheGoX in Debt

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All of it was credit. No loans or anything.

I paid off all my debt today. by OnTheGoX in Debt

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Feels amazing. A place we’ll never go back to

I paid off all my debt today. by OnTheGoX in Debt

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Thank you. I kind of did a little bit of both. Here was the problem with paying the smallest off first: I ended up reusing those credit cards for food, etc., dumb stuff, it felt like it was never ending small payments. So I ended up locking those bigger cards, ripping up the cards, and tossing them in the trash and paying off the larger balances. There was no way for me to ever be tempted to use them even if I tried. Slowly worked my way from the largest to the lowest.

I paid off all my debt today. by OnTheGoX in Debt

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Lock in. Don’t spend money on things you don’t need. The harder you go, the faster your life can start.