About Budgeting & Personal Finance: How One Couple Plunged into 5-Figure Debt

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Budgeting & Personal Finance Budgeting & Personal Finance Plan for Big Events Retirement Budgeting 101 From Paula Pant, your Guide to Budgeting & Personal Finance In this week's newsletter, I introduce you to the true story of a couple that fell into five-figure debt. Yikes!     How One Couple Plunged into 5-Figure Debt Meet a real-life young couple that plunged into five-figure debt ... and made a plan to pay it off. But just when they thought they had achieved debt freedom, they found themselves back in a scary situation. Search Related Topics:  save  climb out of debt  emergency fund Seven Steps for Getting Out of Debt Learn bestselling author Dave Ramsey's seven steps for clearing your debts. (Spoiler alert: One of his recommendations is NOT what you'd expect!) Search Related Topics:  dave ramsey  pay off debt  credit cards How to Avoid Losing Money to Scams Scams are scary ... in part because they're so costly. A scam can yank thousands from your net worth. Find out how to protect and shield yourself against a few of the most common scams. What is Lifestyle Inflation? Many people spend money in proportion to the amount that they earn -- and this tends to rise over time. This is called "lifestyle inflation." Search Related Topics:  lifestyle  young adult life  managing money Related Searches Household Budget Budget Template Personal Budget Budget Worksheet Budget Spreadsheet Featured Articles Money Websites, Magazines and Books True Stories and Tips from Readers Glossary and Definitions How to Optimize Your Finances FAQ's Blog   More from About.com Sign-up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Please sign up it's free (of course), we think you will like it! Want More From About.com Check out our social page tailored to your interest! This newsletter is written by: Paula Pant Budgeting & Personal Finance Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Budgeting & Personal Finance newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Must Reads Budgeting with Irregular Income The ABC Budgeting Method How to Create Your First Budget Don't Trim These 3 Items from Your Budget Retirement Savings by the Decade Advertisement