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

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What are your hobbies? 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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50 Best Small-Business Ideas – NerdWallet

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With the popularity of podcasts from newspapers and other media providers, private individuals have been able to jump on the trend—turning a hobby into a fully-fledged business. Clothing boutique For the fashion-forward entrepreneurs out there, consider opening your own clothing boutique. Take a page from Harp Design Co.

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

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What are your hobbies? My husband is an extremely hard worker as he works and goes to school full time. It was the first time we consistently told ourselves NO to purchases. No new clothes, no vacation, no extra anything. As well as me starting up my education full time and completing that.

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

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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). My hobbies range from reading to painting, pen-and-ink drawing, cooking/baking, and writing. Makeup, nail polish, and clothes. Cloth diapering.

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When Should Your Teenager Get a Job?

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My mom expected both my brother and I to find employment when we reached the legal age of 15, and enforced it by having us pay for half of our school clothes (well, the ones we wanted. Time is a factor in high school, because teenagers will be in school all day. It’s like having a full-time job.

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

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What are your hobbies? I took on extra work outside of my full-time accounting job. I also downsized my lifestyle and sold extra furniture, clothes, and jewelry, on Craigslist. She blogs about at Careful Cents where she helps creative freelancers and solopreneurs make a living from their craft. Where are you from?

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