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Choose Thrift First – April Meeting

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We have some hefty financial goals this year and this is just one more way for me to squeeze more from our budget. I need spring clothes and I always find the cutest name brand tops at BJ’s at decent low prices. I’m a bit squeamish about bringing used upholstered furniture into my house.

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Meet Amanda & Daniel. They Paid Off $68,000 in Debt in 8 Months.

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We sold extra items that we weren’t using through Craigslist and garage sales. We learned how to keep our living expenses low so we can spend more on travel. What are your financial goals now? What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. It was like selling an asset that has value.

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

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” 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. MR presents Is Now The Time To Buy Real Estate?

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