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Money Matters: How to Prepare Your Finances for a Recession

Motherhood Moments

“Nobody knows for sure whether we’ll see a recession or not,” said Amy Maliga, financial educator with Take Charge America, a nonprofit credit counseling and debt management agency. Maliga shares several ways to prepare for a recession: Prepare a bare bones budget. Prepare by paying off debt. Prepare for the unexpected.

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Money Matters - How to Build Healthy Financial Habits and Prevent Future Debt

Motherhood Moments

Source : freepik.com Managing finances can be an incredibly stressful and overwhelming endeavor. In this blog post, we'll share some of the top financial habits that can help you improve your financial mindset and reduce your chances of falling head over heels in debt. Set a budget and follow it consistently.

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Start Managing Your Debt (And Enter To Win $1000 Cash)

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Personal debt has unfortunately become a way of life in the 21 st century with levels reaching all time highs. A recent survey in the US showed that increasing numbers of people are filing for bankruptcy as their debts reach levels they simply cannot service. Managing your debt is vital if you are to avoid going down this road.

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The ABC’s of Debt Reduction

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Regardless as to the specifics, many Americans have elected to decrease spending, increase savings and eradicate debt. Fortunately, there is no one size fits all plan to debt reduction. While this may be one of the quickest ways to sock away money for the purpose of debt reduction, it’s likewise the least pleasurable.

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How Angela & Jeff paid off $58,000 of Debt in 2 Years

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I watched her and her husband’s debt free scream on The Dave Ramsey Show. You can find Angela at her You Tube channel, Our Life…on a Budget , where she vlogs about getting out of debt and staying there! Angela & Jeff’s Debt Free Story. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it?

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How this Couple Eliminated $180,000 of Debt in 12 Months!

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The segment was so inspiring that I reached out to her to see if she would participate in the Debt Free Stories series. She hosts a You Tube channel, The Former Mrs. Jones , where she vlogs about budgeting, debt free living, and family life. Meet the Former Mrs. Jones: Her Debt Free Story. How much debt did you pay off?

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A Sweeter Way to Cook Your Budget

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I like to bake cookies, and I like to budget. I treated the baking process like it was an end in itself and not a tool to get what I wanted. I’ve failed at many budgets this way. If you Google how to make a budget, you’ll find the same boilerplate list of steps on thousands of sites. Do you want to be debt free?

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