7 Tips For How to Get Out of Debt Quickly

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About This Episode Aaron and Jennifer's heart is that you would be debt free in your marriage, because that freedom makes you freer to minister for God and to do what He has called you to do. Most of the country is in debt, and we have all embraced the idea that debt is normal and expected, but as believers we are called to be different. In this episode, they share how they paid off $20,000 of student loans in about a year and a half, and the seven simple tips that helped them get out of debt fast and stay debt free. It starts with getting on the same page and letting God change the way you think about money.

About Aaron & Jennifer Smith Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.

In This Episode Get on the same page — budgeting together as husband and wife Stop the debt cycle — why they stopped using credit cards Sell extra stuff — turning what you don't need into payments Use your giftings — the weekend photography work that sped up their payoff Work hard in seasons — pushing hard for a time to reach the goal Be content — one car for ten years and Aaron biking to work Be generous — why they kept giving while paying off debt Practical tools — principal-only payments, separate accounts for bills, giving, and allowance, and Dave Ramsey resources

Scripture Referenced Proverbs 22:7

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