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Do the Rich Use Debt Differently?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Programmers would code a call to DB2 and the software it had would figure out the best way to go get the data and present it back to the program. Just because you manage to accumulate lots of money doesn’t mean that you suddenly get comfortable being in debt. When you take on debt, you take on a level of risk.

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Smart Ways to Stay Out of Debt – Don’t Let Debt Control You

Saving Cents With Sense

You might be feeling with the present situation, just a charge here and there won’t even matter. But you need to be watchful that it doesn’t take a lot of time to get caught in the debt cycle if you start splurging. Even though there are legal ways to get out of debt , it is better to stay safe than sorry. Frugal debt free'

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My Life Plan

Family Balance Sheet

When you’re in the trenches, it can be very hard to think beyond the present. But once I created our debt freedom plan and outlined the steps we would take to wade through the hardships, I was overcome with relief. Our Financial Goals: Pay off our non-mortgage debt. Pay off our mortgage debt. Absolutely!

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Carnival of Personal Finance #384 – Time for a Laugh Edition

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Eric from Narrow Bridge Finance tells us what The True Cost of Something That is Free. We take advantage of anything we can get if it is free or cheap, but do we need to? Kristen from My Dollar Plan reminds us Why You Should Tell Your Family About Your Debt. I totally agree with Eric here.

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Meet a Reader | Mid-Atlantic Julia

The Frugal Girl

In my free time I enjoy canning and preserving food (well, I enjoy the results of it, ha!), I appreciate that she doesn’t sugarcoat things or present a perfect image, but shares real life with us. and realized we should pay off this debt as quickly as possible. canned peaches = summer in a jar 2. for anyone curious ? )

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #236 – May 11, 2012

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The Skilled Investor , Editor Budgeting and Economics Little House presents The Five Tool Budgeter posted at Little House in the Valley , saying, “In baseball, a five-tool player is one who excels in some of the game’s major skills: fielding, base running, hitting for power, hitting for contact, and throwing ability.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #231

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Wayne presents Purpose of Budgeting posted at Young Family Finance , saying, “Are you left wondering why you should budget? David presents Wired Capital Markets posted at Wall Street History , saying, ” Looking into the workings of modern securities markets is like looking under the hood of a Prius hybrid car.

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