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Reasons to Avoid Debt in 2014

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I’m sure you’ve heard: household debt is on the rise and consumerism is everywhere. Between credit card offers in the mail promising great rewards and the ability to borrow money for next to nothing, debt can be enticing. My experiences with debt have been 100% negative. Debt does much more damage than good, however.

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Meet Aja. She & her husband Paid Off $110,000 in Debt

Family Balance Sheet

Today’s debt free story is from Aja. She writes about family, finances and faith at her blog, Principles of Increase. Tell us about you and your family. We are a musical family and love plugging into our urban community through volunteering and mentoring local youth. How much debt did you pay off?

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TigerDirect Vacation Giveaway — Savings Blogger

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How to Create and Stick to a Vacation Budget

Couponing 101

Summer is the perfect time to go on a family vacation. Forbes reports that most Americans have gone into debt to pay for a vacation. But given interest rates, accumulating debt just for a fun break probably isn’t worth it. Set packages often already include flight and hotel, but some even include food and activities.

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Why I Don’t Use Credit Card Rewards Programs

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

An August 2013 issue of Daily Finance, in an article entitled Credit Card Debt Falling But Still Very High reported: “According to data from the Federal Reserve, as of July 2013, the average indebted household in the U.S. When I worked for TWA, and traveled a lot on business, I signed up for every airline and hotel rewards card available.

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Terror in Tinseltown Sweepstakes — Savings Blogger

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Includes airfares, 3 nights hotel accommodations, a celebrity cemetery tour and more. We want you to live the generous life, simple and debt free. Plum District Exclusive daily deals for Moms and their families delivered to your inbox. Contest ends 22 June. Enjoy this site? Find deals in your city. Save 50% to 90%.

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Meet a Reader | Megan from California

The Frugal Girl

I racked up more debt to move to California, then the fancy car turned out to be a lemon, requiring a bunch of expensive repairs. This might change as my kids get older, but the thought of traveling just sounds like a bunch of logistical headaches and poor sleep in hotel rooms. Put it in our index fund investment account.