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Join our FREE LIVE Debt Payoff Workshop on October 16th at 12pm CST! Budget besties, if you're staring at multiple credit card balances and wondering where the heck to start, this episode is for YOU! Today, Shana and Vanessa are answering your questions straight from our Budget Besties Facebook community! We're breaking down the different ways to pay off debt, how to decide which balance to tackle first, and why throwing a little extra money at every card might actually be slowing you down. Should you start with your smallest balance? Your highest interest rate? Or that car payment that's almost paid off? Spoiler alert: there's no one-size-fits-all answer! We're talking about the debt snowball, debt avalanche, and highest-minimum-payment methods, plus how to make a payoff plan that actually works for YOUR budget. Let’s Take Our Relationship To The Next Level: 1️⃣ Facebook Group ➡︎ budgetbesties.com/facebook 2️⃣ Be on the Podcast ➡︎ budgetbesties.com/livecall 3️⃣ Private 1-on-1 Coaching. ➡︎ budgetbesties.com/coaching

Join our FREE LIVE Debt Payoff Workshop on October 16th at 12pm CST! Budget besties, you make good money. Like, REALLY good money. 💸 So why does it feel like there's never enough left at the end of the month? You look at your income and think, We should have savings. We should have breathing room. We should NOT be living paycheck to paycheck. But somehow, the money disappears before you even get a chance to enjoy it. Here's the thing: Your income might not be the problem. Your debt payments might be eating up all your cash flow! In this episode, we're breaking down why even six-figure earners can feel completely broke, how debt quietly takes over your budget, and what you can do to finally get ahead. We're sharing real stories from our coaching clients, including someone making $20,000 a month who discovered she was paying $5,700 toward debt every single month! 😳 And trust us, she's not alone. Let’s Take Our Relationship To The Next Level: 1️⃣ Facebook Group ➡︎ budgetbesties.com/facebook 2️⃣ Be on the Podcast ➡︎ budgetbesties.com/livecall 3️⃣ Private 1-on-1 Coaching. ➡︎ budgetbesties.com/coaching

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