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My Debt Payoff Struggle: What I Learned From Paying Off $65,000+

I originally wrote this article in 2018 after missing a huge financial goal. January 2015, I told myself I would be debt-free by October 17, 2018, my 35th birthday.

My Debt Payoff Struggle: What I Learned From Paying Off $65,000+

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I originally wrote this article in 2018 after missing a huge financial goal.

January 2015, I told myself I would be debt-free by October 17, 2018, my 35th birthday.

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I originally wrote this article in 2018 after missing a huge financial goal. January 2015, I told myself I would be debt-free by October 17, 2018, my 35th birthday. That date came and went, and I wasn't debt-free.

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That date came and went, and I wasn't debt-free.

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