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Ways to Beat Lifestyle Inflation

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And I am, of course, no exception. Why were you working so hard toward making more money or decreasing your debt? If you are making the effort to make more money, or if you were successful in climbing out of debt and have some extra cash, reward yourself! Likely, there was a reason.

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Work Harder, Then Work Smarter

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If you’re asking yourself the questions above, you’d better make some changes to your life in a hurry! Now, of course everyone can make some extra money from time to time, but what is the logical answer to digging yourself out of this paycheck-to-paycheck life? This is only temporary of course.

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3 Tips to Ensure You Adhere to Your Budget

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Now that I make more money and can afford to indulge once in awhile, one of the most difficult parts of budgeting is actually adhering to it, when it’s not imperative for your financial survival.

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High Stress and Low Pay: Would You Do Any of These Jobs?

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There are time demands and stress demands, and you are likely to make less than $34,000 a year. Of course, these are median annual salaries. Some people will make more money and some make less.

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Find out How Drew & Farrah Paid off $200k of debt, including their HOME

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Once we got married we realized we have great jobs and a great income, but where is all the money going? We knew that we would make more money but we wanted to be able to buy a house with a conventional mortgage and we can’t come up with the down payment so we need to ratchet down. We took a mini vacation to Florida.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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If you have some bigger items, you will likely make more money selling them on Craigslist or your local Facebook sale page than at a yard sale. During the vacation season, offer to water plants, pick up mail, open and close the blinds, take care of pets, for a fee…of course. Put the money in your emergency fund.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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Yard sales take some work, but you can declutter your house and make some cash in the same weekend. If you have some bigger items, you will likely make more money selling them on Craigslist or your local Facebook sale page than at a yard sale. Put the money in your fund. 14 – Sell the big stuff online.