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

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The debt included about $30,000 in student loans, some medical debt, IRS debt, and a small amount on a credit card. We have led 7 sessions of Financial Peace University mostly to keep ourselves motivated. We sold extra items that we weren’t using through Craigslist and garage sales. How long did it take you?

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Yakezie Carnival – Credit Cards Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Since there seems to be so much in the news lately about credit cards- the good ones, the bad ones, the ugly ones, the fee free ones, the reward ones, the secured ones, etc. I figured I would talk about credit cards as today’s theme. Funancials : Should I Cancel My Credit Card? Penge Snak!:

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10 Reasons You’re Broke

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You know you shouldn’t be using credit cards all the time. You go weekend e-baying, garage-saling or to the flea markets. You spend until the money runs out and then you put your purchases on your credit card. Put some money aside for savings and food. You aren’t taking responsibility.

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