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Are You Tracking Your Debt-Payoff Progress? Joan’s Mid-October Financial Update

[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. Mega milestone this month, you guys… the sixties have faded away! We are now under $60,000 in non-mortgage debt, down from a high of almost $90,000! Officially, our total stands at $59,966.29 in debt to go. As of last month’s update, that number was …

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The Cat Cost Me $600: Joan’s Mid-September Financial Update

[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. Meet my cat Floyd. Floyd’s one of five cats in our household menagerie, which also contains one large dog, a hamster, and currently some monarch butterflies in a hatchery. We like animals – but they’re awfully hard …

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Whoa, We’re 30 Percent Debt-Free: Joan’s Mid-August Financial Update

[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. It looks like 30 is the magic number lately. Last week, I mentioned that I turn 30 later this year, and this month we hit a milestone – 30 percent of our credit-card debt is now paid …

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$25,000 Paid Off, and How We’re Going to Fit in a Vacation: Joan’s Mid-July Financial Update

[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. $64,321.03 in debt to go. As of last month’s update, that number was $65,876.32, so we’re down an additional $1,555.29 this month, and we’ve hit another milestone. We’ve now paid off more than $25,000 in debt! ($25,366.20, …

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A Hot-Water Heater and New Tires Didn’t Stop Us: Joan’s Mid-June Financial Update

[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan here. $65,876.32 in debt to go, and we just keep on truckin’. (The irony here will become apparent in a moment.) When I left you in last month’s update, that number was $66,436.50. The only problem is, …

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25 Percent of the Way to Freedom: Joan’s Mid-May Financial Update

[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan here. When I introduced myself to you guys a couple months ago, I was $70,858.26 in debt on credit cards and loans, and that meant we’d paid down 20% total on our worst-ever balance of $89,687.23. I’m …

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