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#RI-6a0e9c61·6 months ago·
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Finally, Debt Free

Long time lurker of this sub. Due to external factors 1.5 years ago; I made horrible financial decisions. Racked up more credit card debt than I can think of. I still managed to make minimum payments to avoid late payments.

My credit score dropped to low 500’s. I was disgusted with myself.

As of a few hours ago, I made my final credit card payment and I’m debt free. My credit score is estimated to shoot up to 790 after this. And I’m just happy to be saving money for myself now.

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