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Taxing Decisions: Joan’s Mid-March Financial Update

  [share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. Tax season is hitting full-force here in the US! Our taxes have been done since early February, thanks to my own OCD record-keeping and our accountant’s desire to get us in and out as early as possible each …

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Commitment and Overcommitment: Joan’s Mid-February Financial Update

[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. Are you committed to your financial goals? I am… and it’s turned into a little bit of a problem this month. You know I’m a huge fan of side hustling to make extra cash. With some major changes in …

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Setting Financial Goals for 2014: Joan’s Mid-January Financial Update

[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. Last month, I was proud to share a look at what I accomplished financially in 2013 as part of my series of regular financial updates. This month, I want to share some highlights of the current month, and then focus …

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A Look Back at the Ups and Downs of 2013: Joan’s Mid-December Financial Update

[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. This marks the end of my first full calendar year of updates here on Man Vs. Debt! (Though I’d done three-quarters of the year in 2012.) At the same time, our family is in the process of job transitions, …

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More Than $35K Paid Off: Joan’s Mid-November Financial Update

[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. Since last July, we’ve dropped our debt by $10,000 more…  And this month, we hit a milestone. We’ve now paid off $35,201.89 of our original $89,687.23 balance. We crossed the $35K threshold, and by the end of the year, we should …

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Should You Cash Out Your 401(k) To Pay Down Debt?

[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. When I shared my monthly financial update last week (Big Decisions Involving Big Dollars), I said I had big news: Among other changes, I’d decided to cash out my 401(k) from my former full-time job. It wasn’t an easy decision …

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