Once they bought their new house, they splurged for shiny, new cars and chose to upgrade into a newer, shinier model every few years. Then there were things like … In addition to perpetual car payments and $70,000 in student loans, they had managed to rack up almost $30,000 in credit card debt in just a few short years. “We just financed everything ….. It also helps that I want fairly odd things which shrinks my comparison pool to nill. Another thing that helps is that I … …

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The high cost of keeping up with the Joneses – Get Rich Slowly