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paycheck

Getting Motivated About Tackling Credit Card Debt

August 9, 2009 · 10 comments

in budgets, credit cards, debt, discipline, finances, paycheck, portfolio, spending

To truly become free – and stay free – from consumer debt, it takes a strong shift in mindset, akin to the force of a tsunami (as my blogging colleague Baker from ManVsDebt has creatively put it).
What’s the point of paying off all those credit cards if you’re just going to end up racking them [...]

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Picking Up Pennies, Or, Make Sure You Use Every Cent of Your Paycheck

April 19, 2009 · 7 comments

in frugal tips, paycheck, penny, savings

Let’s say you earn $1,000 per paycheck – you want to have all $1,000 of that, don’t you?  But unless you use a debit or credit card to make your purchases, cash payments mean you’re going to be left over with a bunch of coins.  Many of these will be pennies, and who pays attention [...]

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