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The Age Old Question: Should You Pay Off Debt or Save?

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The post The Age Old Question: Should You Pay Off Debt or Save? Should you pay off debt or save? So, you want to get started on debt repayment so you can focus on other financial goals? However, if you pay off these debts, there will be nothing left for investments in these tough financial times.

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My Life Plan

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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. As part of Prudential’s Women Inspired campaign, I was encouraged to think about my dreams detailing my long-term goals and aspirations. Our Financial Goals: Pay off our non-mortgage debt.

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4 Ways to Enhance Your Financial New Year’s Resolutions

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

However, your New Year’s Resolutions should be about more than just generically “saving more”, “spending less”, or “paying down debt” What if you’ve been making solid progress in those areas? Get help setting financial goals, and working toward them. We all need help sometimes.

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Shannon & Her Husband Paid off $22,000 in 9 Months

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Shannon. What do you and your spouse do for a living? I’m Shannon Brown, and I’m a crunchy Christian mama blessed to live in beautiful North Idaho. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? Read more about Shannon’s debt free journey.

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Find out how Anna paid off $23,605 in college, personal loans, and credit cards.

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Anna. She is on a mission to help others become debt free. What do you and your spouse do for a living? . How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? What inspired you to get debt free? If married, who initiated the debt free goal?

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

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Acadia. She writes about simple living, parenting and her family’s foster story at Fostering Simplicity. What do you and your spouse do for a living? How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? All of our debt was $97,000 in student loan debt.

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I also find that setting goals makes a difference. We have more stable careers, we have no debt (other than our mortgage), and we own a home. We wrote down a list of our current expenses, our current goals, and where we are at. Reducing Debt. Frugal Dad shares with us 10 Side Hustles that we can use to pay off our debt.

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