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Money Matters - How to Build Healthy Financial Habits and Prevent Future Debt

Motherhood Moments

Or, instead of dining out every night, you may opt to cook at home more often. Save for retirement T-O-D-A-Y. Thanks for reading! For example, you need not go for expensive brands and the latest trends whenever you shop. There are endless ways to live frugally—it just takes some creativity and mindfulness.

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How this Couple Eliminated $180,000 of Debt in 12 Months!

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It started with $40,000 in consumer debt (vehicles, credit cards, small student loan) and then sold our home and eliminated the $140,000 of mortgage debt. A HUGE chunk of that thanks to my husband. One evening my husband came home from work and mentioned that he forget to get gas in his truck on the way home.

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P.E.P for the Week of February 28-March 4/11- Spending Time With Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I don’t want to get into the details too much but lets just say my Dad and him had issues and there were some cultural/religious changes that I had made that caused some difficulties. What made me feel so great was that it seemed like we didn’t skip a beat, even though it had been a few years since we spoke.

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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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Once I got home from that money changing event at my grandparents’ house, my best friend told me about this financial series she and her husband had been going through at church called Financial Peace University (Dave Ramsey). Stop eating out – it’s so much better for your wallet and your waistline to cook at home.