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How I Paid off $35k in Four Years

By George Morris | October 18, 2017

It’s the little things in life that add up. Sometimes those little things are printed on receipts, and they add and add, until one day a molehill of receipts turns…

Surviving a Husband’s Death and the Aftermath of Debt

By George Morris | October 11, 2017

The floor under Alice Stephens’s life collapsed on Christmas Eve, 2010, when her husband of 34 years, Phillip, died of a sudden heart attack. Now a widow, she was deeply…

How this Single Mom Paid off $18,000 with InCharge

By George Morris | September 28, 2017

One of the many difficulties in dealing with debt is getting past the feeling there is no way out. “Every morning I woke up, I had this dreadful feeling that…

How To Tell Your Wife You Are $40,000 in Debt

By George Morris | September 28, 2017

Ron Hynson carried a secret for years. It kept him up at night and soured his happy personality, but he wouldn’t share it with anyone. Hynson had done something millions…

After Paying Off $65,900 on Credit Cards, He’s on Pay-As-You-Go Plan

By George Morris | June 30, 2017

Joe Forte celebrates the fact he eliminated $65,900 worth of credit card debt and wonders if his struggle to achieve fiscal sanity will wake up anyone in similar circumstances. “I…

She Paid Off 17 Credit Cards … And $21,000

By George Morris | June 5, 2017

Jackie Bryan could have paid off the last of her family’s $21,000 credit card debt six months ago, but she and her husband Jason decided to stick it out to…

How to Get Rid of $30k in Credit Card Debt

By George Morris | May 10, 2017

Credit cards are convenient, but if you don’t stay on top of them, your debt can get out of control. If your credit card debt has reached $30,000, that should…

I Paid Off $44,000 In Credit Card Debt

By George Morris | May 4, 2017

In early 2013, when they faced what seemed like hopelessly grim credit card debt, Joe and Stephanie Dorsch made a decision. “We looked at each other and said we didn’t…

How My Family Stopped the Debt Cycle: We Paid off $35,000 in 4 years

By George Morris | April 12, 2017

At her worst moments, Kim Smith was suffocating from the chokehold $35,000 worth of credit card debt had on her household. Sometimes, she broke out a spiral notebook, which documented…

How I Paid off $10K & Raised My Credit Score Above 700

By George Morris | February 22, 2017

For Robina Way, life has taken an unimaginable turn. She’s driving a beautiful new car. She’s working steady. She has health insurance. She’s debt free. And that’s where she plans…