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Q&A | focus, blogging for money, and prepping for a split

The Frugal Girl

How do you stay focused when your life feels overwhelmed with financial and parenting issues? I feel I will never get rid of my credit card debt and I am so disappointed in myself that I let the balances get so high. Daily habits are manageable and not nearly so overwhelming as looking at a pile of debt! Let’s go!

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Hello and welcome to the 316th Carnival of Personal Finance- Family Edition. This past weekend I headed out west with my husband, brother, and his girlfriend to help my parents move into their new house. Philip from Deliver Away Debt shares his story: How I Delivered Away My Debt. How about you? What do you think?

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Find out how Charissa and Her Husband Paid Off $7665 of Debt and Cash Flowed College

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Charissa. She helps readers gain control of their finances and live well on a budget at her blog Cook with a Shoe . How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We started paying it off when we got married and became debt free just shy of our second anniversary.

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Take Control of YOUR Money in 2016

Family Balance Sheet

While we made considerable headway in 2015 with reducing our debts, we missed our goal of paying off a loan by the end of the year. So in 2016, I will continue to share our journey to pay off our debt. Debt Freedom Plan Updates. I’ll elaborate on this soon, but in the mean time, here is our Debt Freedom Plan.

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Find out how Jessica paid off $56,000 of student loans, credit cards, and a car loan.

Family Balance Sheet

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Jessica. I am the oldest of seven kids (yes, we all have the same parents – I get asked that quite a bit!). I work in Finance/Accounting for a large corporation but I have also started a company called Every Single Dollar , which focuses on personal finance for single women.

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What Money Advice Would You Give Yourself If You Could Go Back in Time

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Me from 15 years ago would get an earful about what not to do, and advice on budgeting and saving and staying out of debt. While my parents talked about saving money and only spending what you have, the lessons were more abstract than practical. Why Aren’t You Doing THIS? Me from 10 to 6 years ago was a different animal.

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10 Reasons You’re Broke

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you make $50,000 a year after taxes and spend $60,000 a year, your finances are going backward. Don’t blame your spouse, the economy, your parents or your job. Sure you know you are in debt over your head. So you continue to get further in debt as you continue to spend. Not pretend our finances are fine.

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