Subject	That advice has made me a changed man in 2 years
Posted by	Technomancer on March 22, 2007 at 10:24 AM
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In Reply To	This is the financial advice I've followed for years: posted by Scotts94z32 on March 22, 2007 at 10:00 AM
Message	No kidding. I went from several $k in credit card debt to over $60k in retirement savings in that time. I didn't notice giving up a thing except for dumb impulse buys and a small delay from saving up for stuff instead of using a card and paying off stuff (for 10-20% more money). - John
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