@every.dollar: EveryDollar users Cameron & Chelsea changed their family tree before their daughter was born. They paid off $151,307 in 42 months, almost entirely student loans, on income that grew from $71,000 to $171,000 as Chelsea finished her audiology degree and landed her first job. They started right after the wedding: sat down, wrote out everything they owed, and got nauseous. That was the moment they knew they were doing it wrong. From there they built a weekly budget, listened to the podcast every day, and picked up DoorDash shifts at night after their full-time jobs. A month after the last payment, their daughter Katie arrived. Cameron described sitting in that hospital knowing they didn't owe anyone anything as one of the best feelings of his life. Their key to success: "Budget. Communicate. See the progress on paper."

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