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Find out How Brian & His Wife Paid off $109,000 in Credit Card Debt

Family Balance Sheet

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Brian. He writes at Debt Discipline about about how his family of 5 deals with money, budgets and debt. I started my blog Debt Discipline to help keep us accountable while paying off our debt. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it?

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P.E.P. for the Week of January 24-28, 2010- Adjustment Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Reducing Debt. Not Made of Money shares with us some tips on how to stay motivated at paying off our debt. I had to remind myself that being debt free was the first step to fulfilling my dreams. I say, limit your driving all together. It’s better for your wallet and the planet. I wanted to use my money for other things.

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US Presidents and Personal Finance

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I wonder if that could be part of our national debt problem. He ended up hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt and only salvaged his estate by selling (after his death) his civil war memoirs. million according to All the President’s Money: Where the Obama Invested in 2010. Grant also did poorly in personal finance.

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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

I started reading The Frugal Girl back in 2010 when Kristen’s kids were still itty bitty. The first few years after graduating, I racked up a large credit card debt and bought a new SUV that cost approximately the same as my annual salary. When the weather is nice, we love to find outdoor spaces to explore. helping out 7.

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What Is National Financial Literacy Month?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The number of personal bankruptcy filings reached 1,500,000 in 2010, the highest number since 2005, and in 2011, the percentage of total consumer filings increased from 2010 (according to the National Bankruptcy Research Center).

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Green Stocks for the Socially Conscious

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

According to the cash flow statement, the operating cash flow has steadily increased each year with just a smaller net income in 2009 and 2010. So I then look at the debt to see if that is the reason they have so much cash through the recession. And it’s true, the debt has increased steadily since 2006.

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Alternatives to College

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We all have been taught that a college degree is the path to the good life, but is it still – when students are emerging with heavy debt and little chance of a lucrative job? But, at least I graduated without debt. Projected 2010 – 2020 openings. Are you afraid to go, and yet afraid not to go? What are the alternatives?

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