The Financial Peace Class that finished tonight, in nine short weeks (one class a week) started with $131,000 dollars in debt over and above their mortgages, only $2,300 cash available, and 15 credit cards. Tonight we checked again and the group has IN NINE WEEKS paid off $30,000 in debt, and increased available cash to $4,600, and got rid of 1/3 of their credit cards.