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Learning to Save & Pay Off Debt | Guest Post

Saving Cents With Sense

I was raised with frugal parents that tried to install in me proper money management and even though I always paid off everything on time, I never managed to save money. Then more than a year ago something in me changed after a health scare and I realized that it’s important to pay off debt and save more than ever.

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Money Matters: Brilliant Hacks to Consider Before Purchasing a New Home

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Pay Off Debts to Be More Attractive to Lenders If you have real debt problems, then another solution is to start paying off what you owe. When you do, consider using the debt snowball strategy , in which you start paying off your debts starting with the smallest accounts first.

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Where I found EXTRA Money in May 2021

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I have used the extra money to pay off debt, fund family trips, or build up our Christmas savings. I calculate the per-hour rate from my plasma donations to make sure it’s a good use of my time. Finding extra money is a game for me. Yep, I found a $20 bill while running on the beach! Yard Sale: $87.

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Find out how Charissa and Her Husband Paid Off $7665 of Debt and Cash Flowed College

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Charissa. She helps readers gain control of their finances and live well on a budget at her blog Cook with a Shoe . Tell us about you and your family. I would say that this plan helped me more in the area of using a zero-based budget and sticking with a budget. Where are you from?

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Meet Doug & Laura. They Paid off $23,000 in 16 Months. | Debt Free Stories

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We put any extra money that would come in toward our debt. What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. Make paying off debt a priority. I wrote a blog post telling people how we did it. For us, it was saving money.

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Meet Jackie. She and Her Husband Paid off $147,000 in Debt | Debt Free Stories

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She and her husband paid off $147,000 in debt–including their home. After paying off the debt, she was able to quit her job to pursue her passion. She blogs at The Debt Myth. Tell us about you and your family. Quitting my job is one of the things being debt free has enabled us to do.

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Find Out How Olivia & Her Husband Paid off Their Mortgage in 33 Months

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Olivia. She blogs about living a fabuLESS life at Snyders Tell All. Tell us about you and your family. I also blog at Snyders Tell All. We are both planners and despise wasting money on debt/interest, which is what led us to pay off our mortgage as soon as we could!

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