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Find out how Jessica paid off $56,000 of student loans, credit cards, and a car loan.

Family Balance Sheet

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Jessica. My childhood was split between Florida, Ohio and Minnesota. My childhood was split between Florida, Ohio and Minnesota. In my spare time, I love hanging out with family and friends, running (I have completed three half marathons) and singing in my church choir.

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Fun Staycation Ideas From All Across the Country

Family Balance Sheet

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Are You Middle Class?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Accordingly, I learned to think we were a middle class family. After all, we were just as good as the next family, right? Census and IPUMS-USA, University of Minnesota. Do the Rich Use Debt Differently? When I was growing up (poor), Mom and Dad raised me to think that we were better off financially than our neighbors.

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