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Real stories of how to manage your money and conquer your debt.

PHOTO: Amanda Courtney, 36, of San Diego, California, celebrates paying off $75,000 in debt.
Courtesy Amanda Courtney

Mom pays off $72K in student loan, credit card debt using these tips

PHOTO: Chelsea Haley, 29, of Marietta, Georgia, mom of Jerome, 17, and Jace, 6, has eliminated a total of $48,683.41 in debt, which is the amount she owed in credit cards and student loans with interest.
Chelsea Haley

Teacher who adopted her former student and his brother eliminates over $48,000 in debt

An emergency fund is a money you have sitting on the sidelines, untouched, in case of an emergency.
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Fit Finance: How to build an emergency fund, how much to save for it and how to avoid spending it

PHOTO: Melissa Jean-Baptiste, 31, paid off more than $102,000 in student loan debt.
ABC News Photo Illustration / Photo Courtesy Melissa Jean-Baptiste

Debt Diaries: She paid off a $102K student loan and bought a house in the same month

PHOTO: Debt Payoff Roundup
ABC News Photo Illustration, Getty, One Big Happy Life

Fit Finance: How to create a 1-year spending plan and rethink your budget

PHOTO: Perla Ortiz is one of thousands of students who have had to take out student loans to fund their higher education.
Perla Ortiz

The student debt gender gap: Women burdened more by debt call for systemic changes

VIDEO: Tackling credit card debt amid rising rates
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Tackling credit card debt amid rising rates

VIDEO: Mom pays off $137,000 in debt
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Mom pays off $137,000 in debt

PHOTO: Brandyn Rodriguez was determined to pay off her debt and worked multiple jobs to get it done.
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Mom reveals how she paid off $137,000 debt

VIDEO: How one couple paid off more than $114K in debt in 2 years

How this couple used side hustles to pay off $144K debt