Luther’s Success Story: Selling $6,000 in Crap and Taking One Backpack to South America

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[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. Can you imagine getting rid of everything you own except for what fits in one backpack, and making $6,000 selling stuff you no longer need on eBay? For Luther Cale, selling his crap became the key that would open …

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It’s Amazing What You Can Do When You Hustle: Joan’s Mid-March Financial Update

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[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. Remember how I said last month that we needed to come up with $7,104 for the IRS before April 15? And remember how I said I wasn’t going to take on new debt to do it – and, in fact, …

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Are 401(k) and 529 Plans a Good Idea When You’re In Debt?

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[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. As part of our quest to come up with $7,100 for the IRS before April 15, my husband and I decided to cash out a 529 account we’d set up for our daughter’s education expenses. We pulled $2,500 out of …

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The Beginner’s Guide to Consignment Stores, Thrift Shops and More

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[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Courtney Baker, chief seller and long-time running wo-man of MvD. This article may contain affiliate links that help support this website. For the longest time, I misunderstood the world of second-hand shops. I assumed that all shops gathered their inventory by buying goods from people directly, or from …

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