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We were just interviewed by NPR.

We had the pleasure of being interviewed on Saturday by Uri Berliner . He oversees coverage of business and the economy for NPR. Amazewife and I both felt nervous. We had: Never been interviewed before, and have been NPR nerds for a long time. One of Amazewife's colleagues from her time at the Daily Nebraskan works for NPR. She had followed our struggle and pitched our experience to Uri as a story idea. He arrived at our home around 10 AM. We exchanged pleasantries. He explained what to expect. We asked where he'd like to sit. The interview begins We pulled up a chair so he could sit in front of us. He wore Studio Monitor headphones and held a digital recorder attached to a long, hand-held microphone. We sat down on our brown couch, situated in front of and facing away from our large living-room window. We dove in. He asked about why we did it. What motivated us. What was the moment when we decided to get out of debt. Tell me about your schedule. You worked how m