Retiring $12,000 of debt over a year's time is doable with some sacrifice.
It's not a stretch to plan a retirement that lasts into your 10th decade. Are you financially prepared for this?
Some of these methods will make sense to a frugal person; others may seem, well, extreme.
The standard '9-to-5 till you're barely alive' isn't the only option. Consider these possibilities.
After 8 years of postgraduate education, the author was surprised to find herself $100,000 in the hole.
Should colleges stand up and say, 'Enough is enough -- we can't, in good conscience, send these kids out into the world with tens of thousands of dollars in debt'?
A newly divorced mother's budget was so tight that every expense was keenly felt. Bigger changes were required.
Even fifth-graders realize that adults are uncomfortable discussing how much they make and how much they're worth.
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