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Trading Up?

September 7th, 2008 · 19 Comments · Net Worth, Personal Finance, Spending

What happens when you trade up?  Is there a right and a wrong way to trade up a home or car?  I mentioned earlier this week that we’re “bumped up in class.”
But are we stuck on what we think we deserve or want?  That we can’t imagine living in a one bedroom condo and so [...]

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Cash Affordability Poll Results

August 23rd, 2008 · 2 Comments · Personal Finance, budgeting

So the results of the poll are as follows
It  appears that most people think that saving the cash to buy something does not necessarily make it affordable.  It seems that just saving cash is to “afford” whatever you want isn’t the way to go.  A few financial gurus suggest that saving and paying cash makes [...]

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