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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. And while we have a lot of work ahead of us, we keep moving forward. Our Financial Goals: Pay off our non-mortgage debt. Start saving for college. Pay off our mortgage debt.

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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. She writes at her personal finance website, And Then We Saved. What do you and your spouse do for a living? . How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? Where are you from?

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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. I’m Shannon Brown, and I’m a crunchy Christian mama blessed to live in beautiful North Idaho.

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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? My husband works as an architect and I teach art part time at my son’s school. How much debt did you pay off?

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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? Educate yourself about how money works, and how to make the most of it. Educate Yourself.

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We are also working on planning our trip to Asia. We have had some kinks with our itinerary and corresponding flights so we have be trying to plan a route that works with the flight patterns. Last night we were up late trying to finalize a plan that would work. We found a system that worked for both of us. How about you?

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