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The Deadly Sins of Personal Finance

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Consumerism stems from many places but can start from when we are young children if we are exposed to television and radio ads. Thriftiness and frugality are commandments of the personal finance sphere. We’ll be much better off financially if we turn our backs on consumerism. Wastefulness.

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Meet Aja. She & her husband Paid Off $110,000 in Debt

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When I heard Dave Ramsey on the radio for the first time, I knew it was exactly what we needed. This post is linked to Thrifty Thursday at Living Well, Spending Less and The Thrifty Couple. How did you resolve the tension and arguments? Each one of us on the inside knew there had to be a better way to deal with money.

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