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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? You are one emergency short of losing track of your finances. What gives?

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How to Achieve Your Financial Goals (tips from the achievers)

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Wonder what sets you apart from the people that seem to crush their financial goals? They pay off mountains of debt and scream about debt freedom, or maybe they save gobs of money in a record amount of time, or they have considerable success with their new small business. Make a commitment. . Be S.M.A.R.T.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Hello and welcome to the 316th Carnival of Personal Finance- Family Edition. They are also there working with you to help you reach your goals; even those financial goals. Nicole from Nicole and Maggie: Grumpy Rumblings of the Untenured tells her story about giving Self Serving Donations. What do you think?

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Meet Doug & Laura. They Paid off $23,000 in 16 Months. | Debt Free Stories

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Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. What inspired you to get debt free? I went through Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University when I was 18 years old. That inspired me to be intentional with my finances and to follow Dave’s six steps. Where are you from?

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Remember, Slow and Steady Wins the Race

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To reach any goals in your life, including your financial goals, you need to switch from the hare’s mindset to that of the tortoise. Ask yourself : Do you start saving or paying off debt with a superhuman resolve- determined to avoid all temptation- only to fall off the wagon and give up hope in a matter of a few days?

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Meet Amanda & Daniel. They Paid Off $68,000 in Debt in 8 Months.

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Together they blog about becoming debt free and location independence in order to serve the world at Life with a Mission. Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. Who initiated the debt free goal? Were there arguments during the time you were working on your debt?

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Meet Jackie. She and Her Husband Paid off $147,000 in Debt | Debt Free Stories

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She blogs at The Debt Myth. Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. About $52,000 of that $147K was consumer debt (credit cards, a student loan, a car loan, a home improvement loan, etc.) But it wasn’t a decade of nothing but paying off debt.

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