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

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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. We ate at home a lot and watched our food budget carefully. We still allotted a lot of money for food, but we were careful not to go too far over budget.

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10 Reasons You’re Broke

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You go weekend e-baying, garage-saling or to the flea markets. Put some money aside for savings and food. Be very clear of your motives before buying something. If you think you need it, attend shopoholics anonymous. You have bad money habits. You have pizza every Friday night. What are some good habits you can do?

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Yakezie Carnival – Credit Cards Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Discussing how it is easier to eat healthy when you have food stamps but once that is gone or you have “graduated” from the program, you can no longer eat as well. Those are all great ideas, but one company is taking it a step further to help motivate us. Penge Snak!: Turn off the lights. Lower the thermostat in the winter.