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Thrifty Thinking: Valentine's Day

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Denver, CO 10. V-Day Debt Is Worth It for Some People. Almost 1 in 5 Americans think a Valentine’s Day gift is worth going into credit card debt. Bad Credit Might Keep You Single. Around half of Americans would not marry someone with a bad WalletScore or bad credit. San Francisco, CA 2. Seattle, WA 3.

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

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Two years ago we were in Denver, and last year we were in Seattle. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? After my first marriage fell apart, I ended up with over $14,000 of consumer debt, made up of a car loan and credit cards. Next summer? Who knows!

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