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How I’m Paying Off $40,000 in Debt — With the Actual Numbers

February 15, 2026February 14, 2026 by Thomas Sever

Every debt payoff article on the internet says the same thing: “make a plan and stick to it.” Then they show you a chart with hypothetical numbers that have nothing to do with your life. Here are my actual numbers. The real ones. What I owed, what I was paying, what I changed, and where … Read more

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How I Broke My Spending Habits: $600 a Month I’ll Never Waste Again

February 15, 2026February 14, 2026 by Thomas Sever

I was lying in a hospital bed doing math in my head. Not the kind of math they teach you — the kind where you’re calculating how many years your special needs son might have to survive without you and whether the money you’ve been spending on drive-thru coffee and streaming services would’ve made the … Read more

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