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How to Recognize the Hidden Costs of Christmas & Trim the Fat

Saving Cents With Sense

The holiday season has a number of hidden costs, which really aren’t hidden as much as they are… ignored. Let’s look at where you could save a little money this holiday season: Christmas Lights. Wired.com figures Americans spend $233 million to power Christmas lights every year. per gallon during the holidays.

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2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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Updates on our Debt Freedom Plan over the years: Our Original Debt Freedom Plan – written in March 2014. Happy New Year’s 2019: In January 2019, we were down to one final non-mortgage loan, so we created just one financial goal for the year—-to pay off that last non-mortgage debt by December.

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