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Our History with Credit Cards & Switching to Cash

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He has successfully inspired thousands of people to a life free of credit cards and debt. It just seemed easier to us to carry and use credit cards versus cash. We were using the cards to earn cash back on purchases that we needed to buy any way, so we were being smart about our spending. Thanks for reading.

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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

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Life, as we knew it came to a halt for so many of us in mid-March, and life going forward will forever be known as pre-pandemic or post-pandemic. I am totally paraphrasing the year, but had it not been for the money in our emergency savings, we would most likely have used credit cards to survive. March 2020 arrived.

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Marriage and Money: 5 Tips To Reduce the Money Arguments

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Women’s Money Week will run from March 5th-11th, 2012 on WomensMoneyWeek.com — coinciding with International Women’s Day. It is not always easy to communicate your current financial snapshot with your spouse, so let the balance sheet do the talking for you. Do you want to eliminate your credit card debt? Or buy a home?

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Find Out How Olivia & Her Husband Paid off Their Mortgage in 33 Months

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Ryan is a high school math teacher and also officiates college basketball (November thru March). Our house was $150,000 (thank you Texas for affordable houses) and the thought of paying over half a million dollars for it (due to interest) made us sick to our stomach. Constant communication is so important. It creates momentum.

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