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Old 12-05-2007, 02:17 PM
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Default Free at Last! Saying Good-Bye to 20 Years of Debt

Twenty years ago I was a freshman in college. I was a poor kid from a poor family, but my roommates came from wealth. In order to fit in, I went out and picked up a department store credit card. I bought some new clothes, an electric shaver, and a bottle of cologne. From that day on, I’ve been in debt....

Free at Last! Saying Good-Bye to 20 Years of Debt
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Old 12-05-2007, 03:48 PM
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Hehe. For a second there, I thought it was you.

But this is very cool! The author of the Get Rich Slowly website is finally debt-free.
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Old 12-07-2007, 11:01 AM
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Sweeps: Is this your blog? Maybe, I'm missing something. Very good blog.
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Old 12-07-2007, 11:06 AM
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No, not my blog. Just a blog that I occasionally read.
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Old 12-07-2007, 11:45 AM
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Either that, or sweeps has a DH that he's not telling us about.


(The author has, on occasion, mentioned about her husband. Hence the joke... in case anyone didn't catch that at first.)
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Old 12-08-2007, 03:59 PM
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Great job. I in the same boat that you were in. I am using the snowball approach too! Wish me luck, it is daunting to think about trying to pay off $65,000 in 5 years!
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