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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

They are also there working with you to help you reach your goals; even those financial goals. Junior Boomer from Consumer Boomer asks Is It Better To Save Or Repay Debt? Jeff Rose from Good Financial Cents shares Questions to Ask About Balance Transfer Cards. Have you ever derailed your goals?

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Meet Carrie. She Paid Off $14,000 in Debt in 14 Months.

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My name is Carrie and I live in beautiful East Texas (right outside Dallas) with my husband of just under year. After my first marriage fell apart, I ended up with over $14,000 of consumer debt, made up of a car loan and credit cards. He leaves most of the financial goals up to me, but we make the decisions together.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

My husband, Alan, and I live in a beautiful area of the northeast that’s full of mountains, lakes, and rivers and is popular with both tourists and second homeowners. A lot of blood, sweat, and tears were shed here, but we both agree that having no mortgage gave us a serious leg up on our retirement savings and other financial goals.

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Medi-Share Update: One Year Later

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Our main financial goal for 2018 is to save $10k for our Annual Household Portion with Medi-Share. Please note that we are still fairly new consumers of Medi-Share, but this is my honest opinion. We had high deductible health plans from 2004 – 2016 and contributed many years to a health savings account.