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How I Saved $700 a Year in 30 Minutes: A Post about Insurance That Isn’t Boring

[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. Nobody wants to talk about insurance. For real. Me included – and my dad was an insurance agent for much of my life. But when I finally manned up (or, uh, womanned up?) last year as part …

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$25,000 Paid Off, and How We’re Going to Fit in a Vacation: Joan’s Mid-July Financial Update

[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. $64,321.03 in debt to go. As of last month’s update, that number was $65,876.32, so we’re down an additional $1,555.29 this month, and we’ve hit another milestone. We’ve now paid off more than $25,000 in debt! ($25,366.20, …

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Is There Such a Thing as Financial Good Luck?

[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan here. In the past week, I’ve been thinking a lot about luck – specifically, financial “luck.” To be honest, I haven’t really been thinking. I’ve been pouting. A friend’s father just won free gas for a year. …

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A Hot-Water Heater and New Tires Didn’t Stop Us: Joan’s Mid-June Financial Update

[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan here. $65,876.32 in debt to go, and we just keep on truckin’. (The irony here will become apparent in a moment.) When I left you in last month’s update, that number was $66,436.50. The only problem is, …

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