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

Family Balance Sheet

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Shannon. Tell us about you and your family. They keep us very busy! How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? As many students do these days, we had tens of thousands of dollars of debt by the time we graduated with our Masters degrees.

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4 Financial Lessons Your Parents Forgot to Teach You

Saving Cents With Sense

With PNC reporting that the average 20-something faces $45,000 in debt, and Generation Opportunity finding a 15.9 You avoid a large chunk of deprecation if you purchase used. Find prices of used cars on Kelley Blue Book to compare the price difference between a good condition used car, and a brand new car of the same model.