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

Penny Pinchin' Mom

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. You are one emergency short of losing track of your finances. appeared first on Penny Pinchin' Mom.

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Financial Tasks for First Quarter

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Our personal finances obviously require attention all year long. Clean out and organize paper files for personal finances. After 44 years of marriage, we have collected quite a bit of financial information. To help us keep track, I created a timeline of events during our married life.

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Find out How Brian & His Wife Paid off $109,000 in Credit Card Debt

Family Balance Sheet

Was there a particular event? After trying to extend credit to finance the vacation and we were denied (best thing to ever happen to us) we realized we made too much money to be living like this and something had to change. What are your financial goals now? It was all consumer debt spread over 5 credit cards.

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

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I work in Finance/Accounting for a large corporation but I have also started a company called Every Single Dollar , which focuses on personal finance for single women. Was there a particular event? What are your financial goals now? My next big hairy audacious goal is to buy a home with cash!

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What Is A Personal Loan?

Savings Corner

Common uses of personal loans One big benefit of personal loans is that you can use your loan proceeds for almost any legal purpose, depending on the lender. This makes personal loans incredibly diverse and flexible. Creating unnecessary financial stress for a young marriage is a decision to be avoided.”

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Find out how Anna paid off $23,605 in college, personal loans, and credit cards.

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She writes at her personal finance website, And Then We Saved. It was a mix of college loans, a personal loan from my parents (for college), an overdraft account, and credit card debt. Was there a particular event? What are your financial goals now? Today’s Debt Free Story is from Anna.

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Find out how Maureen Paid off $79,540 in Credit Card & Student Loan Debt

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Besides writing on my personal finance blog, A Debt Free Stress Free Life, I’m an adjunct professor at a local college and own a residential and commercial cleaning business. Was there a particular event? What are your financial goals now? Boring I know, but I’m a home body so it works for me. I had $50,784.35

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