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You are here: Home / debt free inspirations / Freedom Friday: The Numbers {and my hips} Don’t Lie

Freedom Friday: The Numbers {and my hips} Don’t Lie

Tips like these helped us pay off $127K in debt. You can read our story in Slaying the Debt Dragon: How One Family Conquered Their Money Monster and Found an Inspired Happily Ever After.

August 26, 2011 By Cherie Lowe

Here it is again . . . another Friday.

Only one last bill to pin to this collection of paid off debt.
eight. more. months.

We have moved the needle a wee bit more (every single bit counts) and we’re officially over the 110K mark.

$110,044.24 to be exact.  Woowhee, that adds up to a lot of trips to the Dollar Store.

Sometimes I rub my eyes like a small child waking from a long nap, it a state of confusion and disbelief.

Can that really be true?  Who can even imagine a number that high?
npr says we can’t.  the highest the human brain can grasp is 7.

What else could we have done with that money?
The King of Free pontificated how many luftballoons we could’ve bought.  Spoiler: It’s more than 99.

What will the long term impact be of paying off this grand load of debt years before it was technically “due”?

What pitfalls and traps will be avoided since we’ve agreed never again to use debt as a part of strategy for living?

How have our children been changed by this experience?  What will it mean for them?

What are we being prepared to do?
What’s the next step after this journey?
Besides party.
And then pay off the mortgage, save for retirement, and college.
And oh yeah, buy new towels.

Regardless the answers to the many questions, we are changed.

Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.  Romans 12:2

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Freedom Friday: On Considering the Future Freedom Friday: I Wanna Be Worthless Freedom Friday: These dreams . . . Freedom Friday: Thinking of a Re-Fi Friday
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  • Margaret FeinbergMargaret FeinbergAuthor of Fight Back With Joy

    "Cherie Lowe is a gifted writer, researcher, and thinker who lives what she teaches. Her inspirational story reminds all of us that we don’t have to fall prey the debt dragon. Living debt free is possible if you follow Lowe’s sound and practical wisdom."

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    "When it comes to saving money and paying off debt, Cherie not only talks the talk, but truly walks the walk! Sharing easy-to-implement ideas along with a dose of tough love, Cherie leads with the perfect combination of empathy and authority. If you are struggling to pay off debt, you won't find a better cheerleader."

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