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Find out How Acadia & Her Husband Paid off $97,000 in Student Loans

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Acadia. She writes about simple living, parenting and her family’s foster story at Fostering Simplicity. We have a 5 year old son and are in the process of adopting our 2 year old and 4 month old foster sons, making us parents of 3 boys! How much debt did you pay off?

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Find out How Chris & His Wife Paid off $52,000 in 7 Months

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Today’s Debt Free Story is a guest post from Chris Peach. We sat down at our kitchen table, took out a simple white piece of paper, and penned out a contract to ourselves: It was our Get Out Debt Contract. It wasn’t me telling her we are going to get out of debt, or her telling me it wasn’t in the budget.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

This past weekend I headed out west with my husband, brother, and his girlfriend to help my parents move into their new house. Philip from Deliver Away Debt shares his story: How I Delivered Away My Debt. A plan B is a must in any home. mbhunter from Mighty Bargain Hunter asks Are you contributing to this debt clock?

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Over 40 and Worried about Money? Start here!

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The cost of college education is crushing and many parents feel compelled to assist or pay for the entire tuition. ” Recently Go Banking Rates conducted two studies on savings rates with startling results. We charted out our course of action to pay off debts and start saving for retirement. It’s all too much.

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The 5 Most Important Personal Finance Lessons to Teach your Child

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I hope to show you how to use debt wisely. There are lots of ways to get into to debt. High interest credit card debt can really drag you down, yet you might want to take out a business loan to start up a really great business idea. Neither would you want the bank or institution to rip you off.

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Start Planning and Budgeting for Summer TODAY!

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” Kids (and parents) get excited about summer trips and activities, so I like to post a family calendar on the refrigerator with all of our summer plans and activities. Fun @ Home: Host a backyard S’mores party. Fun & Budget-Friendly Summer Activities in Central PA – Welcome to my home state!

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Best College Student Credit Cards of February 2024

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Bank of America® Travel Rewards credit card for Students Travel rewards (for those with established credit) The Bank of America® Travel Rewards credit card for Students offers largely the same benefits and features as the regular version for non-students, making it an excellent option for those who love to travel. Read our review.