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Learning to Save & Pay Off Debt | Guest Post

Saving Cents With Sense

I was raised with frugal parents that tried to install in me proper money management and even though I always paid off everything on time, I never managed to save money. Then more than a year ago something in me changed after a health scare and I realized that it’s important to pay off debt and save more than ever.

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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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Should You Co-Sign a Loan for Someone Else?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

With everything that’s going on right now, we can’t really afford to take on that kind of debt obligation. Are You Prepared to Take on That Debt? In a perfect world, you co-sign on the debt, the borrower makes payments on time, builds a bit of a good credit history, eventually pays off the loan.

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4 Financial Lessons Your Parents Forgot to Teach You

Saving Cents With Sense

Your parents did a great job at keeping you fed, clothed, sheltered, and teaching right from wrong. With PNC reporting that the average 20-something faces $45,000 in debt, and Generation Opportunity finding a 15.9 Don’t Compare Your Living Situation to Your Parents. Tackle Student Loans. All rights reserved.

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Find out How Acadia & Her Husband Paid off $97,000 in Student Loans

Family Balance Sheet

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Acadia. She writes about simple living, parenting and her family’s foster story at Fostering Simplicity. We have a 5 year old son and are in the process of adopting our 2 year old and 4 month old foster sons, making us parents of 3 boys! How much debt did you pay off?

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P.E.P. for the Week of February 14-18/11-Planning Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Consumerism Commentary asks us if we are better off than our parents ? In my life, my parents have always seemed to do quite well financially and we never suffered as kids. Even now, my parents are in a fantastic financial situation. We have more stable careers, we have no debt (other than our mortgage), and we own a home.

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How to Get By on One Income When Baby Arrives

For the Mommas

Sign up for New Parent Offers. Many companies have new Mom or new parent offers you can sign up for even before the little one arrives. Eliminate debt. Credit card debt and high-interest loans are costing you money that you could use in the long-run. Compare service providers to get the best deals for the lowest cost.

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