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Ways to Beat Lifestyle Inflation

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This was necessary while I was in school because I was constantly on the phone with group members, checking my email for grades, and navigating to conferences. Keep Your Goals in Mind When your income increases or expenses drastically decrease (like when you pay off debt), keep your goals in mind.

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

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Bucksome Boomer: My Favorite Moments at #Fincon11 The recent inaugural Financial Blogger conference had lots of content but there were lots of great moments. Beating Broke: The Value of Professional Conferences Professional conferences can be exhausting. Instead of giving in, they used it as an opportunity to pay down debt!

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Meet Krista & Jon Who Paid Off $36,000 | Debt Free Stories

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When Jon and I were married, we acknowledged that high paying careers were not on the docket for us, knowing that we wanted to have both comfortable and generous lives we decided that we would have to be incredibly diligent with our resources. The first step in this diligence was paying off debt.

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