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The Age Old Question: Should You Pay Off Debt or Save?

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The post The Age Old Question: Should You Pay Off Debt or Save? Should you pay off debt or save? So, you want to get started on debt repayment so you can focus on other financial goals? However, if you pay off these debts, there will be nothing left for investments in these tough financial times.

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Shannon & Her Husband Paid off $22,000 in 9 Months

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Shannon. What do you and your spouse do for a living? I’m Shannon Brown, and I’m a crunchy Christian mama blessed to live in beautiful North Idaho. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? Read more about Shannon’s debt free journey.

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Find out How Acadia & Her Husband Paid off $97,000 in Student Loans

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Acadia. She writes about simple living, parenting and her family’s foster story at Fostering Simplicity. What do you and your spouse do for a living? How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? All of our debt was $97,000 in student loan debt.

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4 Ways to Enhance Your Financial New Year’s Resolutions

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

However, your New Year’s Resolutions should be about more than just generically “saving more”, “spending less”, or “paying down debt” What if you’ve been making solid progress in those areas? Your money can make things happen. Figure Out What You Want Your Money to Accomplish.

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P.E.P. for the Week of February 14-18/11-Planning Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I also find that setting goals makes a difference. We have more stable careers, we have no debt (other than our mortgage), and we own a home. Now we make our own but if you don’t find you have the time to do this, this post is a great resource. Reducing Debt. I think I would have to agree, no debt is good debt.

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Meet Stacy. She and her husband paid off $20,000 in 8 Months.

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Today’s debt free story is from Stacy. She shares delicious recipes, money saving tips and frugal living posts at her blog, Stacy Makes Cents. What do you and your spouse do for a living? How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? What inspired you to get debt free?

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