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Revenge Spending and Other Married Money Tricks

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If he indulges in his penchant for gifting HIS favorite cause, I send equal amounts to my struggling brother. Better to talk through the whys and wheretofors of your revenge spends to get to the bottom of the cause than to drain your bank accounts or wreck your credit with the spends. Take turns at money management as well.

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Find out How Drew & Farrah Paid off $200k of debt, including their HOME

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Drew works full time for Department of Defense. Farrah works part time for Department of Defense. Promotions, new jobs, side work, selling stuff, etc etc… All the time we kept the same cost of living and just banked and smacked the debt in the face. Equally, but Drew does the data part.

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

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My husband works as an architect and I teach art part time at my son’s school. Our loan payments each month were almost equal to our mortgage! We must have the money in the bank for every purchase. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? We strive to be a pretty active family.

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How Krystal and Josh paid off $80k in 4 years!

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works in outbound sales, and I teach part-time. errand every two weeks to stop by the bank, but the benefits far. bank account and we BOTH know what is there so we can BOTH use it wisely. My name is Krystal and my husband is Josh. We live in Richmond, Virginia, and have two of the best girls: McKayla, 10, and Shayne, 6.

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