3312: How One Pay Raise Can Lead to Debt Freedom by Andy Hill of Marriage Kids and Money on Smart Money Choices

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🗓️ 10 October 2025

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3312: Andy Hill shares how a single pay raise became the spark that transformed his financial future. Instead of succumbing to lifestyle creep, he and his wife used the extra income to eliminate debt, build wealth, and ultimately gain the freedom to design their life around their values rather than consumerism. His story highlights how intentional choices can turn small wins into long-term financial independence. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://marriagekidsandmoney.com/how-one-pay-raise-can-inspire-debt-freedom Quotes to ponder: “Although these purchases, moments and experiences brought me a ton of joy, the ‘I want it now’ nature of them left me with a sizable amount of debt.” “As much as I REALLY enjoyed vacations, eating nice dinners and partying with my friends, I was now more excited about ridding debt from my life and increasing my net worth.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.6	How One Pay Raise Can Lead to Debt Freedom by Andy Hill of Marriage Kids and Money.com
0:40.9	My day had come. I had put in the extra effort and made a true impact on multiple important
0:47.2	pieces of business I was working on. It was time for a pay raise. It was early 2010, and I had worked up the courage to ask my manager for the
0:56.5	compensation I thought I deserved. As they say, the squeaky wheel gets the grease, right? I find the
1:03.7	saying to be true, but you also better be a pretty impressive wheel. Given that sentiment, I had made sure that I was going above and beyond
1:12.9	the call of duty before I requested the raise. After writing a letter outlining the positive
1:18.6	changes I had made to our business and having an in-person discussion reviewing my salary requests,
1:24.4	it was time to hear what management had to say. I walked into one of our office meeting
1:29.3	spaces and sat across the table for my supervisor. I looked across the table at him and he looked
1:35.3	back at me. From the smile on his face, I knew this was going to be a happy message for him to deliver.
1:41.9	For your hard work and dedication to the company for the past three years,
1:46.0	we're increasing your salary from $60,000 to $70,000, a 17% raise. Yes, this was exactly the
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