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How to Avoid Overspending on Black Friday

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For avid shoppers, Black Friday may be one of the highlights of the year. Unfortunately, Black Friday can also suck your budget dry without you even noticing. It’s no secret that Black Friday can get super competitive. On Black Friday, store aisles are crowded with displays of appealing items that you might buy on impulse.

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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

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I am totally paraphrasing the year, but had it not been for the money in our emergency savings, we would most likely have used credit cards to survive. We’d survived the dip in 2007, carried no credit card debt, and we were contributing to our retirement. We celebrated the achievement with a trip over Thanksgiving.

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