Summary: How would your life change if you were debt free? No credit cards, car or student loan to worry about. Not even a mortgage.<br> Today one couple shares their journey and advice to a happy and debt free life!<br> Living Debt Free<br> Living debt free can seem like an impossible dream depending on where you’re starting from. For some couples and families taking on debt seems to be just a normal thing you do.<br> But just because this is common and going on with your neighbors and friends even with yourself does it mean that that’s the path you have to go on.<br> Mark and Milhila, the couple behind <a href="http://moneyformeaning.com">Money for Meaning</a>, are here to share their journey and how they refocused their lives and are now live debt free. They wrote a guest post early this year about <a href="https://couplemoney.com/family-and-finances/money-for-meaning-paying-cash-everything-even-house/">how they live on cash</a>.<br> Yep, they have no mortgage.<br> In this episode we get into:<br> <br> * why they wanted to get into this debt free lifestyle<br> * how to build wealth as a side effect<br> * how they figure where to spend and where to save<br> <br> Hope you enjoy!<br> Resources to Help You Get Out of Debt<br> Tired of being in debt? Here are some resources to help you dump it.<br> <br> * <a href="http://moneyformeaning.com/book/">Money for Meaning</a><br> * <a href="http://couplemoney.com/money-questions/paying-off-debt-as-a-couple/">Attacking Debt: Which One First?</a><br> * <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1511906162/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1511906162&linkCode=as2&tag=couplemoney-20&linkId=e3ca13ecdbbc96c0038744c8dc10a4b0" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Great Debt Dump: Running Toward Financial Freedom with the Power of Community</a><br> * <a href="http://couplemoney.com/debt-reduction/which-debt-payoff-method-is-right-for-you/">Which Debt Payoff Method Is Right for You?</a><br> * <a href="https://couplemoney.com/marriage-and-money-tips/5-books-to-motivate-and-guide-you-to-become-debt-free-faster/">5 Books to Motivate and Guide You to Become Debt Free Faster</a><br> * <a href="http://couplemoney.com/debt-reduction/best-strategies-to-get-out-of-debt-fast/">Best Strategies to Get Out of Debt</a><br> * <a href="http://couplemoney.com/debt-reduction/should-i-use-peer-to-peer-lending-to-get-out-of-debt/">Should You Use Peer to Peer Lending To Get Out of Debt?</a><br> * <a href="http://couplemoney.com/debt-reduction/paying-off-credit-card-debt-faster/">Knock Out Your Credit Card Debt</a><br> <br> Jumpstart Your Marriage and Money Course<br> Want to give your marriage and bank account a boost? Pick up <a href="http://marriageandmoney.teachable.com/">Jumpstart Your Marriage and Money course</a>.<br> Jumpstart focuses on the big wins including earning more. Get LIFETIME access to a four-week course design to help you:<br> <br> * Stop fighting about money and create a budget that you BOTH LOVE<br> * Automate your money<br> * Pay off your debt faster<br><br> Plus more!<br> <br> You can <a href="https://couplemoney.com/jumpstart">get lifetime access here!</a><br> Music Credit<br> Like the music in this episode? Our theme song is by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/gentleregime">Gentle Regime</a>. Additional music by <a href="https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/">Lee Rosevere</a> and Logan from <a href="https://musicformakers.com/">Music for Makers</a> in this episode.<br>
