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The Spending Plan Mentality

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

It’s true that what I do with money technically amounts to a budgeting technique, but the idea of a traditional budget has never appealed to me. in Psychology , says that what we call things, and how we think about certain concepts, can influence our behavior. Spending Plan = Me In Charge of My Money.

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Unintended Consequences

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Suggesting a way to earn extra money to someone. A person, trying to help a family member figure out how to pay taxes on their home and thus be able to keep possession of the fully paid off home suggested that the family member take in a roommate to earn some extra money. Money Tips' Examples of unintended consequences.

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Find out how Richard paid off $40,000 of debt

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Personally I believe that getting out of debt is as much about psychology as it is about systems and processes. Arguably if I’d known about all the great free advice around at that time I’d have got out of debt sooner, but in the early days it was really a case of trying to figure it out for myself.

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