SavvyMoney members, have you ever imagined what your debt-free life would be like? What will your next financial priorities be once you've paid off...

For us the plan of attack has been liquefying our assets--sellingpossessions that we do not need to have any more (such as books,...

Most people are sitting on buried treasure. I was. But I had to learn how to part with my most valuable possessions. I would love to share my...

I was blessed that my parents were good money role models growing up. Although they helped me plenty, I had summer jobs from the time I was 13 and...

SavvyMoney members, have you introduced your children to being financially savvy? When did you get them started? Here's my story - Having worked...

In 2011 we paid off our truck and purchased for cash a used car. Then in 2012 just last month, actually we paid off a short sale of a house. It...

Your posts are SO inspiring -- thank you so much for sharing!! I was particularly struck by When I Am Debt Free who wrote of being able to sleep well...

I dream of a debt-free life everyday and I know exactly what my life would be like if we didn't have debt. 1) Quit my job in Corporate America. 2)...

I have had debt, in many forms, for a majority of my life (which I've decided to think is normal since I am 25 and have barely made any money, though...

When I am completely debt free, I will turn around and start saving aggressively, not just for myself, but also for my mother. My mother has always...

Debt free will save me so much time and energy! I hope that once I'm debt free, I can focus on automating my finances (especially savings and...

I would definitely put money away for my kids college education as well as my retirement. I don't have a lot of credit card debt but I do have the...

In 2011 I owed $21k in credit card debt, $80k in student loan debt, $82k in a second mortgage and $22k on my car. All of that with no emergency fund....

I started this journey because of Jean-this site had a different name but was a recommendation of hers. With Jean and this site-I paid off all...

I have about a year and a half before I'm finally debt free and I'm so excited and I've never been more proud of myself. Now I will be able to start...

I would like a life in which there is money left over at the end of the month, to divide up between college savings for my daughter (3 YO),...

When I am debt free, I am going to sleep well at night, not be afraid to go to the mailbox, answer the phone instead of call screening, and go on a...

I am finally ready to start a emergency fund. Paying down my debt and starting an emergency fund at the same time is difficult but I am determined...

Long story short: My husband of 27+ years walked out on me - with absolutely NO warning - and left me with $7 in cash (no credit cards, no checkbook,...

Sales! Sales! & Sales!!! Biggest trap of the debt. I used not make that much so I would only shop when there was a deal. I loved to shop on Black...