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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #236 – May 11, 2012

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Welcome to the May 11, 2012 Edition #236 of the Carnival of Financial Planning. ” Jason presents Why We Didn’t Sell Our Car on Craigslist posted at Work Save Live , saying, “Last week I detailed why we considered buying a car through CarMax, and I wanted to do a follow-up on a service of theirs that we actually used.

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Meet Carrie. She Paid Off $14,000 in Debt in 14 Months.

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I took on extra work outside of my full-time accounting job. I also downsized my lifestyle and sold extra furniture, clothes, and jewelry, on Craigslist. I became debt-free on May 29, 2012 and the first thing I did was quit my job as a seasonal tax pro. Then during tax season, I worked at H&R Block filing taxes.

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