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Please Welcome Another New Staff Writer- Crystal

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She started blogging in early 2010 and is now blogging full time. She blogs about personal finance at Budgeting in the Fun Stuff and how she earns money at How I Money Online. Hearing the stories of other’s triumphs in this area are very inspiring and motivating for me.

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Take Control of Your Retirement Planning in 2016

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Starting today, take charge of your finances. People will spend hours planning a one week’s vacation, but fail to put in time to plan their retirement years that could last decades. It was my way to contribute to our finances while I was staying at home with her. You must become meticulous with your money.

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What Should I Look for in a Business School?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Business degrees are available in a wide variety of fields, ranging from conventional focuses like finance and marketing, to the more unique and specialized such as healthcare, or cutting edge areas like data analytics. Career advancement is the goal, of course, but your choice of concentration is what will shape the path that leads there.

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How this Couple Eliminated $180,000 of Debt in 12 Months!

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My husband is an extremely hard worker as he works and goes to school full time. We also listed to The Dave Ramsey Show every day for daily motivation while we worked the baby steps. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? We sold EVERYTHING! I am the nerd and he is the free spirit.

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Find out How Drew & Farrah Paid off $200k of debt, including their HOME

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Drew works full time for Department of Defense. Farrah works part time for Department of Defense. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending? We are from Cincinnati, OH. We have a family of 4.

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An Easy Way to Save for Irregular Expenses

For the Mommas

In personal finance, a sinking fund is a savings account that is designated specifically for an irregular expense. Being able to actually see your savings grow in your sinking funds can be great motivation to look for additional ways to save money. Did you find something on Freecycle that you were planning to purchase?

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Meet Carrie. She Paid Off $14,000 in Debt in 14 Months.

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Yes, I did follow a few of Dave Ramsey’s strategies, but I also starting reading other finance blogs to see how they paid off debt so quickly. Many of their ideas were inspiring and their stories continued to motivate me through the entire process. I took on extra work outside of my full-time accounting job.

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