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Find out How Brian & His Wife Paid off $109,000 in Credit Card Debt

Family Balance Sheet

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Brian. He writes at Debt Discipline about about how his family of 5 deals with money, budgets and debt. I started my blog Debt Discipline to help keep us accountable while paying off our debt. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it?

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How to Deal With Debt Collectors: 3-Step Guide

Savings Corner

A debt collector is hounding you, seeking payment on a consumer debt you owe. Debt collection tactics can be annoying at best — and predatory, or even illegal, at worst. 3 steps for dealing with a debt collector 1. Take time to think through your options for paying off a debt in collections.

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Join Me for the New Year New You Financial Summit

Family Balance Sheet

You will learn valuable information from leading personal finance bloggers on topics ranging from budgeting basics, dumping debt, boosting your income, and investing in YOUR future. Toni Husbands of Debt Free Divas. Monday, January 9: 12pm EST: Tips for Tackling Credit Card Debt with LaTisha Styles.

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Family Office Manager

Family Balance Sheet

I created this spreadsheet many years ago as a way to communicate our finances to my husband and I continue to update it and review it with him monthly. Implement our Debt Freedom Plan. Once we came to an agreement that paying off our non-mortgage debt was a priority, I put the plan into action. There must be open communication.

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How to Achieve Your Financial Goals (tips from the achievers)

Family Balance Sheet

They pay off mountains of debt and scream about debt freedom, or maybe they save gobs of money in a record amount of time, or they have considerable success with their new small business. Meet The Achievers: Deacon and his wife paid off $52,000 in debt in 18 months. In reality, they were driven, focused, and S.M.A.R.T.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #384 – Time for a Laugh Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

They aren’t concerned about the latest deal, craze or freebie. Kristen from My Dollar Plan reminds us Why You Should Tell Your Family About Your Debt. I am a big believer in communicating. Peter from Bible Money Matters shares 10 Tips to Save Money on Your Christmas Shopping and Avoid Going Into Debt.

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Invest it Wisely: Steve Jobs: Entrepreneur and Capitalist Extraordinaire On Wednesday, the world lost a great entrepreneur and capitalist, a man whose creativity and genius sparked an entire industry and changed the face of computing and communication forever. Here’s some tips to be wary of when trying to consolidate your debt.

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