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

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We have led 7 sessions of Financial Peace University mostly to keep ourselves motivated. We sold extra items that we weren’t using through Craigslist and garage sales. When you can agree on a common goal then you both be very excited and motivated to get the debt paid off. We sold our house so now we are on Baby Step 4!

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Top 5 Must Know Negotiation Tips To Get Anything You Want

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We can negotiate to get a good price on an item in a garage sale, or we can negotiate to close a million dollar deal. They can convince and motivate, rather than coerce. Negotiating can be done in almost any area of our life. Whatever it is, stocking up in negotiation tips can help you get what you deserve, or even more.

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I Exercised at Home for 25 Years and So Can You!

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Feel Superior – Stay Motivated. Step platform with 2 steps – purchased at a garage sale for $2. One Thanksgiving I noticed they were having a Turkey Trot so I joined up to do that the next year – it was a 5K so that motivated me to ‘train’ even more.

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10 Reasons You’re Broke

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You go weekend e-baying, garage-saling or to the flea markets. Be very clear of your motives before buying something. If you think you need it, attend shopoholics anonymous. You have bad money habits. You have pizza every Friday night. You have a latte on the way to work every day. What are some good habits you can do?

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7 Tips for a Successful Yard Sale

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We also told them that they were going to need to earn their spending money for souvenirs during our beach vacation this year and that became their motivation. An example of our ad placed on Craisglist: Willis Pointe Community Yard Sale, Sat. I see many ads on Craigslist that are very vague and just say, "community yard sale".

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Yakezie Carnival – Credit Cards Edition

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Those are all great ideas, but one company is taking it a step further to help motivate us. Invest It Wisely: Millionaire Teacher: The Nine Rules of Wealth You Should Have Learned in School – Andrew Hallam is an excellent teacher, and he continues to inspire and motivate me through his passion toward finance and life.