12 Steps To Debt Freedom

by Brad Chaffee on May 27, 2009

in Money Management

What Are The 12 Steps To Becoming Debt Free?

What started out as just a name for my Monday edition of sharing links with you from around the PF blogosphere, has turned into a project. I started to think about my focus on the debt free message and then it hit me – I am addicted to becoming and staying debt free! Are you addicted to becoming and staying debt free? If so, these are the principles that you could follow to achieve such a thing.

You have probably heard about the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, and how they really help these folks cope from day to day.  I just created 12 principles very loosely based on those of AA, with a debt free spin. I really just got the idea of where and how to list them, and then I just started thinking of all the things one might need to do and realize, to actually become and stay debt free.

Are you addicted to becoming DEBT FREE too? Consider this the place to come to announce it to the world! When you are ready to join in, type the following, in the comments section below:

Hi my name is (your name), and I am addicted to becoming/remaining DEBT FREE!!

For the people who immediately want to analyze the differences between AA and this.  This was never intended to be just like AA.  The name being used is to declare my addiction, not to be related with that of AA.  In this case I WANT to be addicted to becoming debt free so the principles shouldn’t reflect how to not be addicted, like they are in AA, but what they might be for someone who is addicted.  That’s it.  Debt Free Addicts Anonymous is a group of people who are addicted to becoming debt free.

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1 Tanya May 27, 2009 at 10:05 am

Hi my name is Tanya, and I am addicted to becoming DEBT FREE!!

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2 Tam May 27, 2009 at 11:37 am

Hi my name is Tam and I am addicted to becoming DEBT FREE!

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3 Brad Chaffee May 28, 2009 at 12:11 am

Hi my name is Brad, and I am SUPER addicted to becoming DEBT FREE!!

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4 Tina Fortune May 28, 2009 at 11:31 am

Hi my name is Tina Fortune and I am addicted to becoming/remaining DEBT FREE!!

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5 Baker May 28, 2009 at 11:33 am

Hi my name is Baker, and I am addicted to becoming/remaining DEBT FREE!!

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6 Jason Kouri May 28, 2009 at 3:50 pm

Hi my name is Jason, and I am addicted to remaining DEBT FREE!!

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7 Peacebug May 28, 2009 at 9:59 pm

Hi, my name is Peacebug, and I am addicted to getting rid of the mortgage and becoming fully DEBT FREE!

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8 Jennifer May 31, 2009 at 8:47 pm

Hi my name is Jennifer and I am addicted to paying off my home equity and student loans and becoming/remaining DEBT FREE!!

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9 Money Funk July 15, 2009 at 11:26 am

Hi my name is Christine, and I am addicted to becoming/remaining DEBT FREE!!

I need to work on #6 a bit more though…

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10 J. Money July 15, 2009 at 2:36 pm

Hi my name is J. Money, and I am addicted to becoming/remaining DEBT FREE (and SEXY!)!!

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11 Mikki July 17, 2009 at 6:17 pm

Hi my name is Mikki, and I am addicted to becoming/remaining DEBT FREE!! and finishing college debt freee yea baybay!!!

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12 Matt Jabs July 20, 2009 at 2:41 pm

Hi everyone..

My name is Matt and I too am addicted to becoming & remaining FINANCIALLY FREE (using biblical principles!

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13 Bible Money Matters July 20, 2009 at 2:53 pm

Hi my name is Peter, and I am addicted to becoming/remaining DEBT FREE!!

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14 Kelly July 20, 2009 at 3:59 pm

Hi my name is Kelly and I’m addicted to becoming debt-free!

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15 Brandi Stone July 30, 2009 at 10:56 pm

Hi, my name is Brandi & I’m addicted to becomimg debt FREE!

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16 Anne August 24, 2009 at 10:22 am

Hi My name is Anne, and I’m addicted to becoming Debt Free.

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17 Darrin September 2, 2009 at 10:05 am

My name is Darrin and I am addicted to becoming debt free!!!

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18 Abbey October 22, 2009 at 10:29 am

My name is Abbey and I am addicted to becoming and staying debt free!!!

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19 Dustin | Engaged Marriage October 25, 2009 at 11:21 pm

My name is Dustin, and I am addicted to staying debt free!

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20 Cynthia November 14, 2009 at 7:09 pm

My name is Cynthia, and I am addicted to becoming debt free!!!

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21 tisue December 9, 2009 at 4:29 pm

hi im tisue and I want to reach my economy independence
nice blog you have there man ill twitter you

U know some books about TIME MANAGEMENT, AND KNOW WHAT YOU WANT?

greetings sir

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22 Drowning in CC Debt December 16, 2009 at 8:18 pm

My name is Liz, and I am addicted to becoming debt free !!

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23 Sluggosqueen December 19, 2009 at 11:23 am

My name is Sluggosqueen and I am addicted to becoming debt free.

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24 Beckey January 7, 2010 at 10:43 am

My name is Beckey and I am addicted to becoming DEBT FREE!

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25 April B January 12, 2010 at 4:28 pm

Hi my name is April, and I am addicted to becoming DEBT FREE!! Taking it one day at a time. :)

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26 Kelly January 30, 2010 at 5:16 pm

Hi my name is Kelly, and I am addicted to becoming DEBT FREE!

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27 Pedro February 5, 2010 at 3:21 pm

Hello! My name is Pedro. I am a mexican ESL teacher and I am addicted to becoming DEBT FREE!!!!

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28 Cynthia February 12, 2010 at 1:26 pm

Hi my name is
CYNTHIA and I am addicted to becoming DEBT FREE!!

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29 Kaye March 2, 2010 at 1:36 pm

Hi my name is Kaye, and I am addicted to becoming DEBT FREE!

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30 Sandy Liddicoat March 6, 2010 at 2:28 pm

Hi my name is Sandy I am addicted to becoming Debt-Free!!

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