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Friday Links – School Update Edition

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Take a peak and see what I read this week: Good Reads From The Blogosphere: Jen from Money Rebound writes about Realistic Ways to Slash Your Student Loan Debt – Such a timely post considering the recent rate changes for federal student loans in the United States! Do you know how to protect yourself if debt collectors are harassing you?

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Why I Don’t Use Credit Card Rewards Programs

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An August 2013 issue of Daily Finance, in an article entitled Credit Card Debt Falling But Still Very High reported: “According to data from the Federal Reserve, as of July 2013, the average indebted household in the U.S. Reward Yourself By Choosing The Best Credit Card For Perk s. How Can I Be Eco-Friendly With a Credit Card?

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10 Smart Ways to Become Debt Free

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It’s no secret, I am fascinated, encouraged, and border-line obsessed with debt freedom. The idea of becoming debt free makes me downright giddy. So I love to hear the success stories of others who have found debt freedom. What did they specifically do to become debt free? 10 Smart Ways to Become Debt Free.

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Do You Have A Plan for Replacing Your Appliances?

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We certainly don't want to go into debt either. I didn't and I found this article helpful, How to Avoid Refrigerator Repairs. Not all appliances need to be serviced, but we do have our AC unit and our two gas fire places serviced yearly. My main concern is that AC unit. 3 - Have appliances serviced regularly.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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Philip from Deliver Away Debt shares his story: How I Delivered Away My Debt. mbhunter from Mighty Bargain Hunter asks Are you contributing to this debt clock? and says, “The big debt clock is over $14 trillion now, but this other one is approaching $1 trillion, and may affect you more directly.&#. How about you?

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Carnival of Personal Finance #384 – Time for a Laugh Edition

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I hope you enjoy them and the great articles they support. Kristen from My Dollar Plan reminds us Why You Should Tell Your Family About Your Debt. If we all used less gas and walked more we would not only improve our financial picture but we will be healthier too. We should take a moment to refresh our perspective.

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5 Fuel Saving Tips (Guest Post)

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Make sure that when the pump clicks off you just handle back and tighten your gas cap. BIO: Tracie helped her family eradicate more than $37,000 in debt. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. When they are underdeflated, they pose a safety risk.

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