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3 days ago
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Woman says she and husband paid off $200K debt in 5 years: Here's how
Tinsley Crisp knows what it feels like to be overwhelmed by debt. At 31, the stylist and writer is now proudly debt-free -- but just a few years ago, she and her husband, Ben, were staring down a mountain of $200,000 instudent loan debt. "It felt like I would never accomplish this goal," she told "Good Morning America" in an interview aired that aired Friday. "I would be paying this off until the day that I died." The couple initially started with around $30,000 in student loan debt, but when Ben decided to go back to school to become a physician assistant, their total ballooned to $200,000. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, student loan debt in the U.S. has reached a staggering $1.63 trillion as of the first quarter of 2025. For many borrowers, the weight of repayment can feel crushing. How this couple paid off $52K debt in 18 months But Crisp and her husband, who now works full-time as a physician assistant, decided to take control of their financial future. With the help of a financial planner, the couple created a five-year plan and stuck to it. "We said, 'This is how much we're making. This is how much debt there is. These are our goals.' And we really laid it all out there," Crisp said. From there, Crisp and her husband -- who did not disclose their total income to "GMA" -- built a detailed monthly budget and a debt-payoff timeline. Crisp said the financial planner helped them determine how much they needed to pay each month to stay on track. After five years of what they called disciplined budgeting, intentional sacrifices and unwavering commitment, the couple made their final payment and rewarded themselves earlier this year with a dream trip to Greece. "To get to that moment and to enjoy that vacation really felt like our dream becoming a reality," Crisp said. Now, Crisp and her husband are sharing their three tips for paying off debt. One of the biggest changes they made was learning to budget down to the dollar. "We really wanted to account for everything," she said. "And I mean, like everything. It came down to, we were planning out when I bought my shampoo and my conditioner. Even if it was $5 a month, just to know that in three months, when I'm probably going to run out again, we would have the money there." Sticking to their budget meant letting go of a lot of extras, especially travel. "Whenever we chose to miss friends' weddings, family vacations, maybe even extra trips to visit family just for the holidays, it was tough," she admitted. "And now looking back, I don't regret it at all, because now we're able to do so much more." Another key decision she said was to resist lifestyle inflation. "I was driving a car for over 10 years and I was embarrassed to show up to work with that car," she said. "However, I knew that I would also be embarrassed 10 years later if I was in a similar financial situation because I wasn't responsible with my money at a young age." Woman says she and husband paid off $200K debt in 5 years: Here's how originally appeared on
4 days ago
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Woman says she and husband paid off $200K debt in 5 years: Here's how
Tinsley Crisp knows what it feels like to be overwhelmed by debt. At 31, the stylist and writer is now proudly debt-free -- but just a few years ago, she and her husband, Ben, were staring down a mountain of $200,000 in student loan debt. "It felt like I would never accomplish this goal," she told " Good Morning America" in an interview aired that aired Friday. "I would be paying this off until the day that I died." The couple initially started with around $30,000 in student loan debt, but when Ben decided to go back to school to become a physician assistant, their total ballooned to $200,000. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, student loan debt in the U.S. has reached a staggering $1.63 trillion as of the first quarter of 2025. For many borrowers, the weight of repayment can feel crushing. But Crisp and her husband, who now works full-time as a physician assistant, decided to take control of their financial future. With the help of a financial planner, the couple created a five-year plan and stuck to it. "We said, 'This is how much we're making. This is how much debt there is. These are our goals.' And we really laid it all out there," Crisp said. From there, Crisp and her husband -- who did not disclose their total income to "GMA" -- built a detailed monthly budget and a debt-payoff timeline. Crisp said the financial planner helped them determine how much they needed to pay each month to stay on track. After five years of what they called disciplined budgeting, intentional sacrifices and unwavering commitment, the couple made their final payment and rewarded themselves earlier this year with a dream trip to Greece. "To get to that moment and to enjoy that vacation really felt like our dream becoming a reality," she recalled. Now, Crisp and her husband are sharing their three tips for paying off debt. 1. Get ultra-specific with your budget One of the biggest changes they made was learning to budget down to the dollar. "We really wanted to account for everything," she said. "And I mean, like everything. It came down to, we were planning out when I bought my shampoo and my conditioner. Even if it was $5 a month, just to know that in three months, when I'm probably going to run out again, we would have the money there." 2. Sacrifice now for freedom later Sticking to their budget meant letting go of a lot of extras, especially travel. "Whenever we chose to miss friends' weddings, family vacations, maybe even extra trips to visit family just for the holidays, it was tough," she admitted. "And now looking back, I don't regret it at all, because now we're able to do so much more." 3. Ignore the pressure to 'upgrade' Another key decision she said was to resist lifestyle inflation. "I was driving a car for over 10 years and I was embarrassed to show up to work with that car," she said. "However, I knew that I would also be embarrassed 10 years later if I was in a similar financial situation because I wasn't responsible with my money at a young age."
West Australian
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- West Australian
Peppa Pig's Fun Day Out Live! touring to The Regal Theatre starring West Leederville WAAPA graduate Zoe Crisp
Peppa Pig's Fun Day Out Live! director and writer Richard Lewis likens the stage show's titular character as the Taylor Swift for children. West Leederville-raised, WA Academy of Performing Arts musical theatre graduate Zoe Crisp absolutely agrees, having taken on the role in the Australian production currently touring the nation. 'She truly is a celebrity for kids,' the 25-year-old, Melbourne-based performer says. 'It's such a joy playing Peppa. She's outspoken and she's got a bit of attitude on her, which I think is quite reflective of that age of being four years old and finding your voice. It's quite fun being able to play a four-year-old to an audience full of four-year-olds.' Having grown up watching Peppa Pig herself with her surf-loving twin brother Harry, Crisp says they easily connected with Peppa and George's sibling relationship. 'My brother was quite a shy child, and I was very outspoken,' Crisp, who attended John Curtin College of the Arts, explains. 'I think it's just so relatable for everyone. It focuses on everyday family life, and I think parents can relate to it, children can relate to it, it doesn't matter where you're from. It's very simple, lovely storytelling.' While the production does not include the youngest member joining the TV series' Peppa Pig family this year, which has been on our screens since 2004, it does feature exactly what it states in the show's title — a fun day out. 'We go to the zoo, we go to the beach, we see all sorts of animals, there's a dancing scarecrow and we jump in some puddles,' Crisp says. 'It's very interactive and essentially like watching an episode of the TV show where the kids go and do an activity, and then we bring the audience along with us.' The beloved characters are brought to life on stage through the art of puppetry, where the Pig family are moved around on wheels in front of their hidden puppeteers, including Crisp as Peppa. A great amount of physicality and technique is required as the puppeteers control their mouths while talking, Crisp spending a lot of time perfecting Peppa's voice. 'It's very high pitched because she's four years old, so there's lots of warming up, and we're essentially speak singing the whole show, because kids do kind of sing while they're speaking,' she says. 'It's a very singsongy voice. I recorded myself a lot leading up to the production, just to double-check I was sounding like the TV show.' Crisp landed the role after working on her first puppetry job last year, puppeteering baby dinosaurs in Universal Studios' Jurassic World: The Exhibition, before jumping into the less family-friendly musical, Avenue Q. 'It was all hand puppets, and the show ran for about a month, so I got a pretty good sense of puppeteering by the end,' she adds. Peppa Pig's Fun Day Out Live! is at The Regal Theatre, May 23 to 25. Tickets at
Perth Now
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Joy in playing Peppa Pig
Peppa Pig's Fun Day Out Live! director and writer Richard Lewis likens the stage show's titular character as the Taylor Swift for children. West Leederville-raised, WA Academy of Performing Arts musical theatre graduate Zoe Crisp absolutely agrees, having taken on the role in the Australian production currently touring the nation. 'She truly is a celebrity for kids,' the 25-year-old, Melbourne-based performer says. Your local paper, whenever you want it. 'It's such a joy playing Peppa. She's outspoken and she's got a bit of attitude on her, which I think is quite reflective of that age of being four years old and finding your voice. It's quite fun being able to play a four-year-old to an audience full of four-year-olds.' Having grown up watching Peppa Pig herself with her surf-loving twin brother Harry, Crisp says they easily connected with Peppa and George's sibling relationship. Zoe Crisp. Credit: Supplied 'My brother was quite a shy child, and I was very outspoken,' Crisp, who attended John Curtin College of the Arts, explains. 'I think it's just so relatable for everyone. It focuses on everyday family life, and I think parents can relate to it, children can relate to it, it doesn't matter where you're from. It's very simple, lovely storytelling.' While the production does not include the youngest member joining the TV series' Peppa Pig family this year, which has been on our screens since 2004, it does feature exactly what it states in the show's title — a fun day out. Zoe Crisp as Peppa and Jacqui Dwyer as George. Credit: Supplied 'We go to the zoo, we go to the beach, we see all sorts of animals, there's a dancing scarecrow and we jump in some puddles,' Crisp says. 'It's very interactive and essentially like watching an episode of the TV show where the kids go and do an activity, and then we bring the audience along with us.' The beloved characters are brought to life on stage through the art of puppetry, where the Pig family are moved around on wheels in front of their hidden puppeteers, including Crisp as Peppa. A great amount of physicality and technique is required as the puppeteers control their mouths while talking, Crisp spending a lot of time perfecting Peppa's voice. Zoe Crisp as Peppa and Jacqui Dwyer as George. Credit: Supplied 'It's very high pitched because she's four years old, so there's lots of warming up, and we're essentially speak singing the whole show, because kids do kind of sing while they're speaking,' she says. 'It's a very singsongy voice. I recorded myself a lot leading up to the production, just to double-check I was sounding like the TV show.' Crisp landed the role after working on her first puppetry job last year, puppeteering baby dinosaurs in Universal Studios' Jurassic World: The Exhibition, before jumping into the less family-friendly musical, Avenue Q. 'It was all hand puppets, and the show ran for about a month, so I got a pretty good sense of puppeteering by the end,' she adds. Peppa Pig's Fun Day Out Live! is at The Regal Theatre, May 23 to 25. Tickets at
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Near 5500 turnout at CCM May bank holiday sheep bonanza
AN early May bank holiday sheep bonanza at CCM Skipton produced a bumper entry approaching 5500 head, with multiple show classes and a packed ringside for all classes on offer. Among the turnout were 1475 breeding sheep. Chalking up yet another success, one of many in recent years in the Continental hoggs with lambs show were Skipton brothers John and George Stapleton, High Skibeden Farm, with their usual pens of five home-bred Texel-x hoggs with single Beltex lambs, making £450 per outfit top – £90 per family more than their 2024 victors - again standing runners-up with a same way bred pen sold for £400, plus others at £405 and £390. Third spot, once more Texel-x hoggs with single Beltex lambs, went to Calton father and daughter, Robert and Ellie Crisp, also hitting £400, plus another again at £390, the same price achieved by further pens from Michael Daggett, Burnsall, and Sam and Jennifer Bradley, Addingham, both also selling extra pens of five at £370-plus, this the norm for the best Continental outfits. Picking up the red rosette in the pen of five North of England Mule hoggs with lambs show were the Johnson family, Felliscliffe, their outfits, all with Texel lambs at foot, selling at £350 top, plus others at £320, the second prize pen from CM&EM Gratton, Warshill, Ripon, £305, the third prize winners from Calderdale's John Harry Hitchen, Luddendenfoot, better at £320. Mules with singles averaged £282, Mules with twins £293. Judge James Mellin, Black Lane Ends, had earlier cast his eye over the two geld gimmer hoggs show classes for pens of ten, both falling to first-time victors. Winning with Mules was second generation Dales farmer Geoffrey Wilson, Gordale Farm, Malham, who runs a flock of 250 Swaledale ewes, with his first prize winners by a brace of Bluefaced Leicester rams – one from John Stott, Laund flock, Chipping, the other from Richard Mawson, Addingham. They became the second recipients of the DW Sunderland Trophy awarded in memory of late Halton East farmer, Donald, selling at £192 each. The second prize pen from C Smith & Sons, Sutton-in-Craven, made £172, with John Harry Hitchen returning to top the section at £222 with a pen of six. A selling average for Mules of £169 was seen as a tidy outcome. The Swaledale geld hoggs class winners originated from the Derbyshire High Peaks and Dale Hallam, Tintswhistle, some by a tup from his father Paul, now farming locally in Horton-in-Ribblesdale, the others by a ram from fellow Derbyshire breeder John Bland. They made £165. Overall, a nice trade was seen for a sharp entry of 380 geld hoggs. A standalone show class for shearling ewes and lambs was won by 2-shear Texel-x with same way bred lambs from Richard Wilson, Beckwithshaw, away at £400 per outfit. Topping the shearling trade for the second year running were Anthony and Emma Thompson, Foulridge, with a black Beltex with pair of tup lambs at £465, other twin outfits from the same home selling in excess of £400, plus singles to £390 for a strong crossed ewe with tup lamb at foot. Stephen Entwistle, Darwen, continued his run of 3-crop Cheviot Mules, twins selling to £410 and £400, singles to £325. Single Continentals again proved good to sell, many breaking that £300 barrier. Mules peaked at £325 for a pen of shearlings from JR Fothergill, Hawes, broken-mouthed Mules with twins from Robert Metcalfe, Brearton, trading to £295, his singles to £220. The near 4000 prime sheep entry saw an explosion of Spring lamb numbers, with 322 head forward and PB Fox & Sons, Elvington, York – father David and sons, Richard and Howard - taking the May championship with the first prize Continentals. Their 44kg pair topped at £340 each when returning to near their place of origin with buyers Knavesmire Butchers, York, the runners-up from the same home one of two 45kg pens making £230 to the same buyers, the third prize 50kg pen from new Lincolnshire vendor RE Hewerdine, Louth, making £178 to Halifax wholesalers, the Medcalf family. Mark Evans, Steeton, won the Down-x pairs show class with 54kg Suffolk-x brace, the runners-up and third prize winners both weighing 42kg from B&M Craven & Son, Kexby, York, both making £151, all three pens falling to Andrew Atkinson, Felliscliffe.
