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Can I afford to live like this? Coming to terms with your budget
Society today says we need big houses, fast cars, the latest technology, the trendiest clothing and accessories. So most of us live above our means to keep up with the world. All of us want to live in the “right now” instead of setting our sights and our sails on the future. The two of us thought that, because we had a little money in our savings and weren’t as far into debt as some of our friends, things were going alright. We prioritized cars, vacations, too many dinners out, and just plain old crap that we really didn’t need over climbing out of debt. We tricked ourselves into believing…