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Years ago, a manager taught me that financial problems are easier to address when people keep talking instead of disappearing.
Debt · 4 min read
Fixed and variable mortgage rates both have trade-offs. The better choice depends on your budget, your comfort with uncertainty, and the life you are actually living.
How to Make It to Payday When Money Is Tight
When payday is still days away and your account is almost empty, the goal is not to fix everything. It is to protect your next payday.
If you have high interest debt and little or no savings, your first priority is usually to build a small emergency fund before putting every extra dollar toward debt.
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