# @daveramsey on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BxlUFwlDEGw
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11583630-daveramsey-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2019-05-18T00:02:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Dave Ramsey (@daveramsey) — https://gondola.cc/daveramsey

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WOW. So proud of you two! 
#repost behindherbudget

WE DID IT! WE ARE DEBT FREE! 👏🏻💵 I am so excited to share our story. Bare with me, it will be lengthy!

A little over two years ago we started our debt free journey. Our debt was mainly my student loans, totaling around $51,000. We did Financial Peace University at home and immediately jumped into stork mode, as I was around 6 months pregnant with our daughter. FPU ignited our spark to change our bad habits and make sure our children will never have to deal with the stress of student loan debt. We decided our ultimate goal was to be debt free by our daughters 2nd Birthday. We saved and saved until we got our first medical bill from the hospital from our daughter’s birth (which was about 8 months) and we paid cash for her entire birth bill. We then took the remainder of our savings and threw it at our debt. October 2017 is when we declared the official start of our debt free journey. From there we budgeted, planned, sacrificed, and worked our butts off to throw as much as we could at debt each month. My husband worked overtime whenever he could, I started a small side hustle selling for an MLM, and I worked summer school for extra income. We did everything we could to tackle our debt as fast as we could to meet that goal.

Well I am so proud to announce that we made our final debt payment this morning - the exact date our sweet daughter turns two years old. We both set our alarms for 5:00am, turned over in bed and made our last payment with tears of relief in our eyes. We have paid off $51,000 in 18 months!

My eyes are filled with tears as I know my children will never have to feel the overwhelming weight of a student loan. It feels incredible. I can’t wait to start Baby Step 3! Thank you daveramsey and rachelcruze for inspiring us to change our family tree. You have forever changed our lives.

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