How a young couple can kill $142,000 in debt and start investing Mar 19th

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Julie and David live in Calgary with their two daughters, ages 10 and 7. David, 40, is a cable technician earning $150,000 annually while Julie, 37, works part-time at a retail store near home earning $6,000 annually. In 2014, their lives changed when David fell on the job and injured his left side, leaving him disabled for two years.
Through physiotherapy, massage therapy and other alternative medical care he has been able to make an almost complete recovery. “It’s been a long road but David is now back at work and is able to function at about 90 per cent of his previous abilities which is wonderful,” says Julie.
For the months that David was off work, the couple quickly started drowning in debt. Right now, they have about $142,000 in debt that includes $46,000 in high interest rate credit card debt, an $11,000 car loan, a $5,000 student loan, a $12,000 bank loan, a $52,000 line of credit, $1,250 in bank overdrafts as well as $14,000 from family and friends.
As renters, they have no mortgage but they’ve still managed to load up on debt…

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