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

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About $52,000 of that $147K was consumer debt (credit cards, a student loan, a car loan, a home improvement loan, etc.) We just wanted to pay off our credit cards, which seemed like a huge task since we’d struggled with it for years. Building an emergency fund also helps enormously. Get creative.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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They are also there working with you to help you reach your goals; even those financial goals. Philip Taylor from PT Money Personal Finance presents The Best Gas Rewards Credit Cards–June 2011. Ben from Money Smart Life provides Credit Card Bonus Comparison Charts so you can make the best decision.