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How Much Car Can I Afford?

Savings Corner

How much car you can afford depends on factors like your monthly income, your credit score and the features you’d like your vehicle to have. Experts typically recommend spending no more than 20 percent of take-home pay on a car. That should include the cost of car payments , fuel, insurance and more.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #384 – Time for a Laugh Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

.” Amy from Money Mishaps shares how Online Shopping Can Save You Tons. ” Sean from One Smart Dollar shares 5 Ways to Save Money on Christmas Shopping. Peter from Bible Money Matters shares 10 Tips to Save Money on Your Christmas Shopping and Avoid Going Into Debt. Take the test to find out!”

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

Family Balance Sheet

He now works as an architect, and I do some freelance from home now that we have kids. We bought into the myth that student loan debt is “good debt” and that it was better to “invest” in buying a home instead. After we had kids, though, I stayed home, so we continued making the minimum payment for years.

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