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"Eventually, you can afford to better your life."
You've worked hard all your life, saving up while making sensible decisions about your finances. You built a sizable nest egg and is currently in a stable job, earning doodles of money.
Now what?
If you've been reading personal finance literature for a while, you might have thought that you live amongst a bunch of money slaves. And who could blame you? We talk about saving, getting out of debt and never spending a dime more than our fair share of the time. Sometimes it seems there are no other pastimes…
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Saving money is not always an easy task, and reducing debt can sometimes seem impossible. But fear not! Not only is it possible, with these tips, reducing debt can be a simple, painless process. These small steps will add up quickly to help you reach your debt reduction goals in no time.
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Trim the fat
This by far is the easiest way to reduce debt. Debt is like waves in the ocean. They just keep coming. We tread water, clean the sand out of our bathing suit, get ahead a little and then we get…
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This is part 2 of a 4 part series on getting out of debt quickly. Make sure that you read all four parts in order to get the most out of this sequence of hints on getting yourself or your family out of the debt trap.
Next you are going to want to try to consolidate all of your debt onto a single credit card with an interest rate that is lower than what your current credit cards are requiring for you to pay. By doing this you are going to be lowering your monthly payments dramatically while paying…
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January! Time to once again set lofty goals. While glancing through a fitness book (Fit and Well: Core Concepts and Labs in Physical Fitness and Wellness) I noticed a subtitle — Reaching Wellness through lifestyle management. The section “introduces the general process of behavior change and highlights the decisions and challenges you’ll face at each stage.” In my aha moment, I realized that there are so many parallels between getting in shape and getting your finances in order.
The left column is what the book suggests for getting serious about your health. The right is the parallel behavior for getting…
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The two most popular New Year’s resolutions are losing weight and getting out of debt. Money Crashers wants your physical life and your financial life to be as fit as possible, so the next five articles will be a series to help you get rid of your financial gut. Step 0 to becoming financially fit is to seriously work on becoming better physically fit. You’d be so surprised at how much your financial, relational, professional, and spiritual life can…
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