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

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working full time at a low-paying job and going to grad school full time, while my husband was working multiple jobs just to help us make ends meet. get better once I had my masters degree and could teach full-time. full-time so we started bringing in a decent amount of money.

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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.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #236 – May 11, 2012

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

After all it was not the people who caused the problem so why should they suffer while the banks get off scot-free? Several weeks ago, I made the decision that it was about time to start looking for a new full time job. MR presents Is Now The Time To Buy Real Estate? Can you blame them?

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

We lived off my salary and banked Alan’s even before we were married so that we could build our own house (literally), paying cash as we went. My biggest financial regret is the amount of money we spent on restaurant meals from the time we were married and both working full time to when we had kids.

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Easy Ways to Build Up Your Savings

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Extra income for me meant anything that I earned above and beyond my full-time office job, from things like freelancing. I made it a habit to transfer the amount of my extra income into my account just for that purpose every single time I was paid, and I never missed it.

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

For 20 or so years I’ve been homeschooling my kids, and am now down to about 1 1/2 (one full-time homeschooler, and one doing College Credit Plus with some support). I say this all the time. If it’s low stakes, try it and see! Clark, our cat, the day after we brought him home from the shelter.

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