The Snowball Effect (Continued)

Thought for today: The term “time value of money” means that each payment applied to a loan’s principle amount (the amount before interest) will slightly reduce the remaining interest payment.  It shortens the life of the loan a bit more each time you pay an extra amount. Paying off the highest interest rates first makes the most sense.  Making […]

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What’s Your Plan For the 2nd Half of the Year?

Thought for today: While the program of recovery from compulsive debting tells us to take life one day at a time, it is also good to periodically plan for the longer term.  It’s simpler to know how to spend our days if we know what we want to achieve.  Creating goals is important. A member shares: “Now that I have taken a mid-year […]

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