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Q&A | focus, blogging for money, and prepping for a split

The Frugal Girl

I feel I will never get rid of my credit card debt and I am so disappointed in myself that I let the balances get so high. If I were in your shoes, I would focus more on the process and on good habits , rather than on the ultimate goal of being free of credit card debt. Everything I do seems to make matters worse.

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Save Money Exercising

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You haven’t had time to pursue exercise and with holiday indulgences coming due on the credit card you don’t have spare money to buy a gym membership. So how do you get and stay motivated to trim up for the new year? Here are some no-gym fee ways to stay motivated and have fun exercising in the winter.

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How to Save Money Fast – My Top 20 Tips

Penny Pinchin' Mom

So I would suggest using this method until you have your spending habits under control, and then you can go back to the credit cards. Download Cash Back Apps Remember when I said you were going to need your credit cards at some point? What I do is use my credit cards in conjunction with cash back apps.

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Create your debt freedom plan

Family Balance Sheet

We didn’t carry over credit card balances, we paid off our car notes early, and the interest rate on the student loan was at a low 2.75%. We agreed that credit card debt wasn’t very smart, but a car loan? To stay motivated I would listen to the debt-free screams on The Dave Ramsey Show. That’s a necessity.

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How to Achieve Your Financial Goals (tips from the achievers)

Family Balance Sheet

Fortunately, they willingly shared their advice from their success and I am passing that information on to you, so we can ALL succeed this year. Maureen eliminated $79,000 of credit card and student loan debt less than 3 years. She and her husband also used a visual motivation chart posted on their refrigerator.

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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? Futures introduction.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

These days, there is an ever-growing concern about the safety of our personal information when it is shared over the World Wide Web. Philip Taylor from PT Money Personal Finance presents The Best Gas Rewards Credit Cards–June 2011. Jen from Master the Art of Saving presents Credit Card Happy! I totally agree.