My name is Deacon Hayes and I live in Phoenix, AZ with my wonderful wife Kim. I graduated from ASU in 2007 with a degree in Business and Philosophy and I have a passion to help others get from where they are to where they want to be; Especially when it comes to managing their finances. Thus, Well Kept Wallet was born and has become the primary outlet for this passion.
Our Story:
When Kim and I got married in 2008 it seemed like things were off to a great start. We bought a brand new Nissan Altima, had 2 condos, and Kim was starting off her career. From the surface it looked like we were right where we wanted to be, until one day it became shockingly apparent that wasn’t the case. I began to go over our finances and noticed that we had more money going out then coming in. We had nearly $60,000 in debt which included a car, credit cards and multiple student loans. One day, in Payson Arizona, Kim and I were visiting her parents and somehow an old VHS tape of Dave Ramsey ended up in the VCR. I began to watch and realize that although this guy sounded crazy, he made some really good points. After that Kim and I began to apply the principles that he was talking about to our lives and our world began to drastically change before our eyes. Within a year of taking the Financial Peace University class that Dave teaches, we paid off more then $37,000 in debt and are on our way to be out of debt except the house by May of 2010.
It is amazing to see how, in such a short period of time, we have made amazing progress and it my goal to help others break the bonds of debt and to discover true financial peace.
I am now a facilitator of the FPU class and I would be glad answer any questions you may have regarding your finances. You can email me at deaconhayes@gmail.com.
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Great personal story Deacon! Congratulations on reducing your debt with “gazelle intensity”!