We started the year $214,000 in debt. We are on track to pay at least half of it off in just 12 months.

Sammy and Zach Wedemeyer are paying off their family's debt. Courtesy of the Wedemeyer family Sammy and Zach Wedemeyer accumulated $214,000 in debt They decided to start documenting their journey to pay off the debt on social media. The couple has paid off over $75,000 of the debt so far this year. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sammy and Zach Wedemeyer. It has been edited for length and clarity. We knew we were in debt. When we ran the numbers around New Year's, we...