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Slow, Steady and Straightforward: Joan’s Mid-May Financial Update

[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. Isn’t that guy cute? He’s a huge snapping turtle we found crossing the road on our fifth anniversary trip to Erie, PA, in 2010. While his slow-and-steady progress made everyone around go “Aww!” and reach for their cameras, our slow-and-steady …

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The Taxes Are Paid: Joan’s Mid-April Financial Update

[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. Back in February, I shared that we needed to pay the IRS $7,104 by April 15. Last month, I said that it looked like we were well on track. Well, break out the party hats… We wrote the check April …

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Our Family Bookstore: From Amazon to Antique Mall

[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. If you’ve followed our family’s story here on Man Vs. Debt for a while, you might know that we have a fairly decent long-term side hustle selling used books and ephemera (old magazines and papers). Since 2005, we’ve sold …

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The One with the Tax Fiasco: 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. As of today, our total debt stands at $59,120.48. That’s down $1,331.37 from last month and $30,566.75 from the start. We’ve officially paid off more than $30,000 in debt. We also found out Friday that we’re officially going to need …

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Pay Down $10 Million? Absolutely: 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. I didn’t hit any of my Very Next Step goals on our five remaining debts this month. I didn’t quite top the $30,000-in-debt-paid-off mark. (Though that’s coming next month!) But I DID commit to something big. More on that …

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Still Rolling Despite the Bumpy Road: 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. So last month wasn’t pretty. The transmission. The washer. The line of credit. For the first time in essentially two years, we had MORE debt at the end of the month than the beginning. And we don’t take that lightly. …

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