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Investment Methods

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The goal is to stay on track to a final dollar goal by knowing the anticipated value of your pool each period (again, this could be weekly, monthly, yearly, etc). You pick a long term money goal, then figure out how much you should have at each period. philosophy (Keep it simple, stupid). Value Averaging.

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How I’m Inherently Frugal

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While this philosophy may not be the best boost for my social life, it is a great boost for my savings account! I don’t allow myself to have credit card debt, so I have to have the cash to back up all my purchases. I learned this philosophy from my parents, who taught me nearly from birth that saving money was important.

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I’m Not Going to My Best Friend’s Bachelorette Party.

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Meanwhile, one of my other friends, who is halfway through nursing school and up to her eyeballs in debt IS going because she feels OBLIGATED. The philosophy that every free moment and dollar I have should go to the bride-to-be is beyond absurd to me- no matter how good a friend or how close the relation. A trip to Europe.

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