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Our Family Finances Update: January 2021

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January 2021 was a month of extremes in my family’s finances. We found over $1600 in extra cash…and on the other side…well, you should scroll down for the details! I put down half the money and financed the other half. That’s our January finances in a nutshell, how was our month? ” Yes, I am.

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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

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Our business was doing very well, and we were excited about the opportunity to own a property outside of our home. Financially speaking, he focuses on building the business and I focus on managing our home and finances. In September 2001, we bought a 1700 square foot home with a one-car garage and ONE full bathroom.

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Mourning the Loss of Privacy

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My medical records used to be between my doctor and I – now they are online (From the Guardian “In 2001, a researcher presented the governor of Massachusetts with his personal medical records ‘reidentified’ from anonymously released data.”). Now drone planes could fly over our house and listen in on our conversations.(

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