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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

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Tax Rebate Blog: How Much Can you Earn Before Paying Tax in 2011 Tax allowances and brackets change each year. This post shows highlights how much you can earn before you need to pay tax. Instead of giving in, they used it as an opportunity to pay down debt! He might be book smart…but their street smart.

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What are YOUR Financial Goals? | 31 Days to Organize Your Finances

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Earlier this year, my husband and I wrote a specific list of financial goals and named it Our Debt Freedom Plan. We used Dave Ramsey’s principles from his books, The Total Money Makeover and Financial Peace as a guide to create a step by step plan on how we will achieve our financial goals. R – realistic.

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Find out how Lydia & her Husband Paid off $36,000 in Debt in 2 Years

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But I would say the breaking point came in June of 2011 when I was in a car wreck. The fear of losing my baby led to the desire for me to be a stay at home mom, but I knew that would never work if we were in such debt. Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living?

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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, and says, “The big debt clock is over $14 trillion now, but this other one is approaching $1 trillion, and may affect you more directly.&#. Jason Price from One Money Design interviews Chuck Bentley: The Root of Riches Book Interview. Chuck wrote the book to challenge how people think about money.&#.