Pachysandra, How do I get rid of most of it? 'Free" does not seem to be working. [View all]

I have an area beside my house that is overgrown with this great ground cover. My late husband cared for the area but, because of physical limits, I cannot tend to this. Have yet to try Craigslist.
I have tried posting on local 'garage sale and 'free ' sites but have no takers.
Anyone have a suggestion as to how I can kill about half of this area?
It is about 25' by 10 feet. All the plants are healthy but I cannot dig them up . A landscape company would charge me an arm and a leg to do the job. I don't have the $$$.
As much as this bothers me, I must get this area done, It is a mess.
Any suggestions would be a help.
Live near me (MA)? Yours for free, you just need to loosen the soil and pull the plants and roots.
Bag plants and go, simple as that.