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Debt Consolidation Guide | Bankrate

Savings Corner

Aside from her work for Bankrate, her bylines have appeared on CNET, Yahoo Finance, MSN Money, Wirecutter, Quartz, Inc. She loves helping people learn about money, specializing in topics like investing, real estate, borrowing money and financial literacy.

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Money Matters: Brilliant Hacks to Consider Before Purchasing a New Home

Motherhood Moments

Image via Unsplash It is true that the idea of buying a home continues to be the American dream, but one look at the real estate market will tell you that purchasing a property is getting more expensive all of the time. The lower your credit score, the more you may end up paying monthly.

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Passive Income With Real Estate

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Have you ever thought about investing in real estate ? For those of you that have never thought about real estate as an investment, perhaps after reading this article, you may consider it as an investment option in the future. Types of Real Estate. Another Positive of Real Estate.

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How to Create a Family Balance Sheet + Get a FREE one for your family!

Family Balance Sheet

Knowing all of these numbers doesn’t mean that there won’t be messiness with your money. Debts still need to be paid, cars will need new parts, homes will need to be repaired, and kids will need braces. Having everything on one page made our money discussions much easier. It showed him what we OWE and what we OWN.

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Should You Save Or Invest Your Money?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We read that we should make our money work for us but worry about making a wrong decision that could actually cost money rather than make us money. In this article we will look at the pros and cons of saving and investing, as well as reducing debt, as a means of gaining financial security. What About Debt?

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Meet Aja. She & her husband Paid Off $110,000 in Debt

Family Balance Sheet

Today’s debt free story is from Aja. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We paid off about $110K worth of debt. We paid down mostly student loans, vehicles and business credit card debt ( we already own a home outright ). What inspired you to get debt free? Where are you from?

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Managing Family Finances: Tips and Strategies for a Better Financial Future

Penny Pinchin' Mom

I have a bunch of lovable relatives (my nuclear family) who believe we are somehow made of money. You want people to live a quality life, and you want them to enjoy that life, and that requires some spending money. This is the kind of money that will hold you over when something unexpected happens. Who has that kind of money?