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How to Overcome an Addiction Without Breaking the Bank: Key Tips to Follow

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Addictions can lead to job loss, strained relationships, legal issues, and health problems, all of which come with their expenses. Also, surrounding yourself with positive influences can help keep you motivated and accountable on your path to recovery.

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Should You Accept Family Money?

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Sometimes parents will offer temporary funding to tide the family over in times of unusual circumstances (such as job losses or extreme medical expenses, etc). Understanding their motivation may help you accept the situation. Most parents are going to intervene if they see a grown child being abused in a marriage.

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

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We also went through multiple job losses, surgeries, huge car repairs, etc. Then the iPhone came out, and I figure other people might like to obsessively check their progress as much as I did, so I created Pay Off Debt , an app to help people keep track of their debt snowball and stay motivated. to a high of maybe $80,000/year.

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Find out how Jessica paid off $56,000 of student loans, credit cards, and a car loan.

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It took me five years to pay off my debt but two of those years I had a job loss, I was taking care of my grandparents and I had lost my motivation and drive to pay off the debt. I had $29,000 in MBA student loans, $14,000 in credit cards, and $13,000 in a car loan. I had planned to pay it all off in 2.5