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		<title>Live Debt Free- You First Need to Find Out How You Got Into Debt</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DFJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;d like to live debt free, you&#8217;re going to need to inspect what led you to get into debt in the 1st place &#8211; and not solely in debt, but over your head in debt. Some folk get into debt due to circumstances outside their control &#8211; a sickness, or a layoff. even then, &#8230; <a href="http://www.debtfreejunkie.com/live-debt-free-you-first-need-to-find-out-how-you-got-into-debt/">Continue reading</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you&#8217;d like to<strong> live debt free</strong>, you&#8217;re going to need to inspect what led you to get into debt in the 1st place &#8211; and not solely in debt, but over your head in debt.</p>
<p>Some folk get into debt due to circumstances outside their control &#8211; a sickness, or a layoff. even then, there&#8217;s generally something more behind it. This is going to be done before spending money on stuff like satellite TV, or holidays, or designer garments, or weekly journeys to the eatery. With a cushion like that, potential finance tragedies like a layoff or a sickness frequently do not have to be a tragedy. Many folks nowadays do not get into debt due to job loss or health issues, however. They get into debt due to poor financial planning and not prioritizing correctly. It can be extremely hard nowadays to distinguish what&#8217;s a prerequisite and what&#8217;s a luxury, with folk taking for granted a way higher quality of life than even a generation gone. Now folk who have big-screen TVs and ipods and digital video recorders and jetskis are facing buried under mountains of bills for all those items, which they put on charge cards, and many of those folks are facing foreclosure.</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s be pragmatic &#8211; many folks with piles of pricey toys are facing homelessness, due to those pricey toys, because they attempted to live a way of life which they couldn&#8217;t really afford. If you&#8217;d like to be debt free and financially secure, you are going to have to make that emergency savings cushion a concern. If it needs a year, if it takes 2 years, to get that half a year of living costs saved up &#8211; that must come first. And next, you should draw up a practical budget and look at what you actually can afford. Having all that accouterments of a middle class way of life can keep you in debt permanently and strip away your economic security. You cannot simultaneously achieve a debt free life-style AND indulge in all the extras that you have indulged in so far.</p>
<p>So if debt collectors are calling and causing you stress, if you lie up at night troubling about becoming homeless, it is time to make clearing your debts and making a finance cushion a top concern in your life.</p>
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		<title>Debt Free Advice:How to Dig Yourself Out of Massive Debt &amp; Bad Credit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DFJ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Debt free advice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amassing massive debts and bad credit is big headache for every body in all walks of life. With media buying our soul with all the glitz and glamour they portray on TV, there is a dramatic increase in our expenses, and many times we are purchasing those products which eventually have nothing to do with &#8230; <a href="http://www.debtfreejunkie.com/debt-free-advicehow-to-dig-yourself-out-of-massive-debt-bad-credit/">Continue reading</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Amassing massive debts and bad credit is big headache for every body in all walks of life. With media buying our soul with all the glitz and glamour they portray on TV, there is a dramatic increase in our expenses, and many times we are purchasing those products which eventually have nothing to do with what we need in our life. Basically, we just purchase it for lust and keeping up with the Jones.</p>
<p>Now, I will be providing you with some <strong>debt free advice,</strong> but only  if you are dedicated to digging yourself out from massive debt and bad credit. But first we must know the root causes of massive debts and bad credit we obtain.</p>
<ol>
<li>Over spending and influence of people on us can lead to massive debt and eventually when we are unable to pay the debt we become bad creditor</li>
<li>Inevitable conditions like health problem, unemployment and other financial setbacks that can have you using your credit just to get by.</li>
<li>Not making payments on time for various purchases will effect your credit history.</li>
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<p>There are certain simple ways that one can come out of the bad credits such as planning a budget for yourself and reviewing your budget on regular basis. Keep a close eye on your expenses, Doing some productive work on your off days can ease your debt burden.</p>
<p>Work out on your skills and perform a SWOT analysis so you can understand what are your strengths and weaknesses. In which respect you would be facing threats and would have opportunities to maximize your earnings. Focus on savings by taking time looking into your credit history.</p>
<p>Set certain targets to raise your credit score. For example, after 6 months you should set to have 50 percent improvement in your performance. Always pay your bill well before time. Talk to your creditors and develop a plan in processing your payments fast and effective.</p>
<p>Consistency is the key in any task or project you want to be successful in. Talk to  people who were up to their neck in debt and are now debt free. Consider them as your role models because it would be a source of motivation for you.</p>
<p>These are the simple tips that one can practice and live life debt free because being a debt free is the blessing.</p>
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		<title>You Can Become Debt Free- 5 Strategies for Debt Free Living</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DFJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you want to become debt free?  Do you need to live debt free? In America&#8217;s consumer culture, that may appear to be an old fashioned idea to some. But as we see the number of repo&#8217;s and bankruptcies rising, all of a sudden people are asking for ways to live debt free. There is &#8230; <a href="http://www.debtfreejunkie.com/you-can-become-debt-free-5-strategies-for-debt-free-living/">Continue reading</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do you want to <em><strong>become debt free</strong></em>?  Do you need to <em><strong>live debt free</strong></em>?</p>
<p>In America&#8217;s consumer culture, that may appear to be an old fashioned idea to some. But as we see the number of repo&#8217;s and bankruptcies rising, all of a sudden people are asking for ways to live debt free. There is a thing glorious about having no bills aside from the ones you accumulated that month.</p>
<p>The article below will show 5 strategies that will help you become debt free..</p>
<ul>
<li><em><strong>Distinguish between what you want and what you need</strong></em>. You need food, shelter, clothing, and depending on where you reside, transportation. However,  you would like a computer game system, a high end stove, and so on. Even in with necessities have to to prioritize between products.  for example, you want food, but there&#8217;s a difference between chicken noodle soup with a little bit of ham for flavoring and a filet mignon. Work out what the minimum you want to live is and put all other items in their desired class. Then, after you have paid for all your prerequisites, you should buy the things you need most.</li>
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<ul>
<li><strong><em>Start Paying Off Your Debt Quickly</em></strong>-  When the target is to live debt free, you&#8217;ve got to get out of debt. If you are meant to pay $150 a month on your Visa card, cut into your &#8220;I want&#8221; budget and pay $250. Even paying an additional $100 a month on your home payment can shave years off the quantity of time you must pay.</li>
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<li><em><strong>Live Frugally-</strong></em>If you are used to spending $150 on family groceries, budget $125.  Eventually you&#8217;ll learn how to buy universal, like buying  cheaper cuts of beef, and learn how to do without costly pre-packed food. You may also find that you&#8217;re looking for creative paths to prepare food which could lead to juicy new recipes gracing your palette. Learning to live frugally can basically bring a large amount of fun and extra moolah into your life. That&#8217;s one of the benefits of learning a way to live debt free.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><em><strong>Stash Some Money Away For Emergencies</strong></em>- One of the main reasons that folks slide into debt is due to an emergency. As an example,  unexpected outpatient  surgery can put you back $1000 to $2000, even if you have health insurance. If your transmission blows, you might have to put out a few  thousand dollars into the car. So, having money for a stormy day is a vital step to live  and become debt free.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong><em>Good Money Habits</em></strong>- Another benefit of a debt free lifestyle is that it teaches your youngsters good money habits that they are going to take into adulthood.  It will show them the advantages of being debt free because you aren&#8217;t paying expensive debt payments. You really live better than you would if you purchased everything on credit. Ensure that your kids see the advantages in living a debt free lifestyle.</li>
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<p>So, those are five tips on a way to live and become  debt free.</p>
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		<title>How to Reduce Credit Card Debt and Live Debt Free</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DFJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How much credit card debt do you have? We&#8217;re starting off a little personal there, but you don&#8217;t have to tell me, just think about it for a few minutes while you read this article. The majority of people have several thousand dollars of credit card, loan, or some other kind of debt. I personally &#8230; <a href="http://www.debtfreejunkie.com/how-to-reduce-credit-card-debt-and-live-debt-free/">Continue reading</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>How much credit card debt do you have? </strong></p>
<p> We&#8217;re starting off a little personal there, but you don&#8217;t have to tell me, just think about it for a few minutes while you read this article. The majority of people have several thousand dollars of credit card, loan, or some other kind of debt. I personally had over ten thousand dollars in debt not too long ago. There are many ways to <strong>reduce credit card debt</strong>, but the one I found to help the most is the &#8216;<strong>Life Without Debt</strong>&#8216; book.</p>
<p> When you are in over your head like I was, barely scraping by on a job that underpaid me with many bills to pay, you know how dismal and bleak the future seems. Especially when you can only think of that debt growing because of compound interest and how it will take longer and longer to pay off. With the system in the &#8216;<a href="http://www.debt-help-reviews.com">Life Without Debt</a>&#8216; book though, I learned three very powerful techniques that totally blew me and my debt out of the water.</p>
<p> First, I learned ways that I could increase my income and find extra money around my house that would help me pay off my debts faster. Who knew that some of my old junk could turn into a profit for me, and help <a href="http://www.debt-help-reviews.com"><strong>get rid of some of my debt</strong></a>?</p>
<p> I was shown how to make my money go further and further than ever before. I still had the same paycheck, but I was getting more done with that same paycheck than I ever could have with an entire month&rsquo;s salary before.</p>
<p> I also learned how to save thousands of dollars on my existing debt. I effectively cut my debt down to size with the techniques mentioned, and got myself <strong>out of debt</strong> faster than I ever would have thought possible.</p>
<p> Those things I learned are just the tip of the iceberg. There are still many, MANY, more ideas and lessons to be learned from the book. By managing to reduce my credit card debt, I was finally able to sit back and breathe easy for once. <strong>&#8216;Life Without Debt</strong>&#8216; is an absolute must-read for anyone who is working to get their debts in order, and who want to be able to live life the way they want to, and not the life the creditors make you live.</p>
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		<title>Debt Free in Three Review: The Best Debt Free Program on the Market</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 22:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DFJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since I&#8217;ve been debt free, my friends always ask me who has the best debt free program in the market that helps you become debt free? I told them I don&#8217;t know about who has the best program because I haven&#8217;t reviewed them all. However,  I asked them do  you want a program that talks &#8230; <a href="http://www.debtfreejunkie.com/debt-free-in-three-review-the-best-debt-free-program-on-the-market/">Continue reading</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Since I&#8217;ve been debt free, my friends always ask me who has the best <strong>debt free program</strong> in the market that helps you <a href="http://www.debt-help-reviews.com">become debt free</a>? I told them I don&#8217;t know about who has the best program because I haven&#8217;t reviewed them all. However,  I asked them do  you want a program that talks the talk and walks the walk with a over 75% success rate?</p>
<p>How about a  97% success rate?</p>
<p>With the <a href="http://www.debt-help-reviews.com"><strong>Debt Free in Three</strong></a> system, you will be able to rid yourself of all of your debts within 3-5 years, guaranteed. Here are two very happy and satisfied customers about the author and his system:</p>
<p><strong><em>Linda D. 11/12/2008. Hi Clint, It took me a minute but I figured it out! I am soooo happy. We have $15,826 in credit card debt and will have it paid off in 24 months or less! Thank you so much for all your help! Take care and God bless! </em></strong></p>
<p><em><strong>Teresa N. 9/30/2008. Hi Clint, according to your CMR plan – I should have these paid off in about 9 months anyway! How cool is that!! – My start date is today so wish me luck Kind regards&#8230;</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong><br />
</strong>C</em>lint Holland, the creator of the <strong>Debt Free in Three</strong> system and its programs, has helped hundreds of people realize their potential for being debt free, and has showed them the way to make it happen. Clint basically gives you the best and easiest ways to know how to eliminate debt better, and how to put it all in perspective for you. His Excel worksheets calculate the exact day you&#8217;ll be <strong>debt free</strong>, and his Debt Knife program shows you every available way to start paying off all your debt in record times. Not only that, but you are not alone in this endeavor you are about to undertake.<strong><br />
</strong><br />
Clint offers email support, ask any question you have on his methods, programs, or his book,  and it will be answered so you are never left alone during this hard time. You also receive unlimited lifetime upgrades and updates. I mean, you wouldn&#8217;t want to be stuck out in the middle of all this and not get the updates to the program, or perhaps a new excel spreadsheet to help you calculate everything, right?</p>
<p>I think my friends got the exact <a href="http://www.debt-help-reviews.com"><strong>debt free review</strong></a> they were looking for with this piece of information for the Debt Free in Three system.  The last thing I told them was  do you want to <strong>become debt free</strong>, and will you take action?</p>
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