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Net Worth Review: Looking Back at 2012

by Elle
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I usually end my review with the net worth total, but for the year end review, I’m going to share my numbers first. From there I’ll share the ups and downs we had. When we started out last year our net worth was at $71,999.38. Now 12 month later, our net worth is $78,202.12. When I first looked at [...]

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The Debt Movement – $10 Million in 90 Days Challenge

by Elle
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I mentioned one of our goals for the year is to pay down our student loan. If you looking at doing the same, getting rid of your debt, you may be interested in a movement that is brewing in the personal finance community – The Debt Movement. What is the Debt Movement? I’m sure you’re [...]

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Are Bi-Weekly Payment Programs a Good Option?

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By Tali Wee of Zillow Paying off a mortgage can be overwhelming for homeowners. Many options and recommendations exist for homeowners who want to pay their principal faster than the terms of their loan in order to save money on interest. Although savings are desirable, paying more than the mortgage payment isn’t feasible for all homeowners. [...]

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Get More for Your Hard Earned Money: Use High Yield Savings and CDs

by Elle
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One of our goals this year is to contribute regularly to our savings account to bring it up to previous levels we’ve had as we’ve dipped into ours this past year to buy the family car, pay for some medical bills, and cover the recent trip we took. We’ll be automating our deposits to keep [...]

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2013 Financial Goals

by Elle
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My husband and I also talked this past week about some financial goals that we have to accomplish. For our first goal, we have a pretty thought out plan and for the second one I’m looking at how I want to accomplish it. The third one, though, is a bit up in the air. Unlike other years, [...]

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The Best of Couple Money – 2012 Edition

by Elle
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As I’m working on some bigger posts for next week and beyond, I wanted to take a moment to say thank you for a wonderful year. As a way to wind down this year, I wanted to share some popular and my favorite posts of 2012 here on Couple Money: January 2012 One of the big [...]

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Making a House a Home

by Elle
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I’ll be upfront – I’m DIY novice, but I have self confidence to spare. I see the shows where they craft an awesome headboard from scraps and in my head I think, I can do that! I grab some stuff and then make a very sad, sad attempt. We have some very talented friends that can do [...]

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